Scylla
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The verdict
“Scylla” 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) - hoher Felsen auf der italienischen Seite der sizilianischen Meerenge, der Straße von Messina, dem Strudel Charybdis gegenüber
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Index DE-scylla · Scylla · German
Scylla · 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 | Scylla |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Scylla“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Scylla is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Scylla has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Scylla, spelled S-C-Y-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1hoher Felsen auf der italienischen Seite der sizilianischen Meerenge, der Straße von Messina, dem Strudel Charybdis gegenüber
- 2eine Nymphe, die Tochter des Phorkus, die von Kirke aus Eifersucht in ein Ungeheuer mit Hunden um den Unterleib und mit sechs Köpfen und zwölf Füßen verwandelte
- 3die Tochter des Nisus, des Königs von Megara, die aus Liebe zu Minos ihrem Vater das Purpurhaar, worauf sein gesamtes Wohl beruhte, raubte. Daraufhin wurde sie von Minos verschmäht. Sie stürzte sich ins Meer und wurde in den Vogel Ciris verwandelt.
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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.