Satrap
[zaˈtʁaːp]
The verdict
“Satrap” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - persischer Provinzstatthalter
Corpus desk
Index DE-satrap · Satrap · German
Satrap · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Satrap |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zaˈtʁaːp] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Satrap“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Satrap is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zaˈtʁaːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Satrap in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Satrap, spelled S-A-T-R-A-P.
Definition
- 1persischer Provinzstatthalter
- 2bestechlicher, hoher Verwaltungsbeamter in einem Regime, der sein Amt missbraucht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Satrap appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Intendant wurde ernst, wie ein Satrap, der Provinzen verteilt.
„Während Dänemark bis zum Sommer 1943 immer noch relative Freiheit genoß, wurden Norwegen und die Niederlande […] von «Reichskommissaren», von Vertretern der NSDAP, regiert, die sowohl Satrapen als auch ideologische Bevollmächtigte waren.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.