Sisyphos

[ˈziːzyfɔs]

/[ˈziːzyfɔs]/ name

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The verdict

“Sisyphos” is uncommon German (frequency #77,325 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,325
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - griechische Mythengestalt, die in der Unterwelt einen immer wieder zurückrollenden Felsblock bergaufwärts befördern musste

Corpus desk

Index DE-sisyphos · Sisyphos · German

Sisyphos · rank #77,325 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,325
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sittlichkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Sittlichkeit (+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 „Sisyphos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sisyphos
PropertyValue
HeadwordSisyphos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈziːzyfɔs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sisyphos“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sisyphosfällt 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: „Sittlichkeit“ (#77,326), „Sikh“ (#77,322), „Siziliens“ (#77,328). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sisyphos“ bei #77,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sisyphos is uncommon German at frequency #77,325 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈziːzyfɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "griechische Mythengestalt, die in der Unterwelt einen immer wieder zurückrollenden Felsblock bergaufwärts befördern musste".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sisyphos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sisyphos, spelled S-I-S-Y-P-H-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    griechische Mythengestalt, die in der Unterwelt einen immer wieder zurückrollenden Felsblock bergaufwärts befördern musste

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 "Sisyphos"?
"Sisyphos" is spelled S-I-S-Y-P-H-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈziːzyfɔs].
What does "Sisyphos" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sisyphos" means: griechische Mythengestalt, die in der Unterwelt einen immer wieder zurückrollenden Felsblock bergaufwärts befördern musste
How do you pronounce "Sisyphos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sisyphos" is [ˈziːzyfɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sisyphos" come from?
"Sisyphos" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sicherst#77,320sterbend#77,371schieren#77,278scheuten#77,277

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list