Satyr

[ˈzaːtʏʁ]

/[ˈzaːtʏʁ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Satyr” is uncommon German (frequency #92,168 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,168
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein lüsterner, bockgestaltiger Waldgeist, der häufig als Begleiter des Gottes Dionysos auftritt

Corpus desk

Index DE-satyr · Satyr · German

Satyr · rank #92,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,168
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sandstrände

Nearest frequency peer: Sandstrände (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Satyr“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Satyr“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Satyr
PropertyValue
HeadwordSatyr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaːtʏʁ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Satyr“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Satyrfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sandstrände“ (#92,167), „Salzstangen“ (#92,166), „Schalterhalle“ (#92,170). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Satyr“ bei #92,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Satyr is uncommon German at frequency #92,168 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaːtʏʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Satyr has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Satyr, spelled S-A-T-Y-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein lüsterner, bockgestaltiger Waldgeist, der häufig als Begleiter des Gottes Dionysos auftritt
  2. 2
    ein über die Maßen lüsterner Mann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Satyr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Satyrn treten in dem Dionysos-Gefolge neben Mänaden und Silenen auf.
  2. „Ich mag keine Nymphen, sie sind immer so quirlig, huschen mal hierhin, mal dorthin, sie jagen durch die Wälder, sie locken die bocksfüßigen Satyrn aus den Bergen oder erschrecken die Bauern und Hirten.“

Synonyms

Lüstling

This word in other languages

satyre(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Satyr"?
"Satyr" is spelled S-A-T-Y-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaːtʏʁ].
What does "Satyr" mean?
As a noun, "Satyr" means: ein lüsterner, bockgestaltiger Waldgeist, der häufig als Begleiter des Gottes Dionysos auftritt
How do you pronounce "Satyr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Satyr" is [ˈzaːtʏʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Satyr" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Satyr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rogen#92,149rival#92,146reken#92,131senza#92,214

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list