Schaitan
[ʃaɪ̯ˈtaːn]
The verdict
“Schaitan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - teuflisches, dämonisches Wesen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schaitan · Schaitan · German
Schaitan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Schaitan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃaɪ̯ˈtaːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schaitan“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schaitan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃaɪ̯ˈtaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "teuflisches, dämonisches Wesen".
Schaitan has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schaitan, spelled S-C-H-A-I-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1teuflisches, dämonisches Wesen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schaitan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Islam ist der im Koran Schaitan Genannte der höchste Teufel oder höchste böse Dämon.“
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.