Styx
[stʏks]
The verdict
“Styx” is uncommon German (frequency #80,971 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,971
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fluss in der Unterwelt, der die Welt der Lebenden von der Welt der Toten trennt
Corpus desk
Index DE-styx · Styx · German
Styx · rank #80,971 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,971
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH subscription
Nearest frequency peer: subscription (+2 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 „Styx“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Streitpunkte
Streitpunkte
19,036 corpus weight
- strengste
strengste
19,035 corpus weight
- Styx
Styx
19,030 corpus weight
- subscription
subscription
19,028 corpus weight
- Sulfate
Sulfate
19,026 corpus weight
- Surfbrett
Surfbrett
19,025 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Styx“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Styx |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [stʏks] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #80,971 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Styx“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Styx is uncommon German at frequency #80,971 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [stʏks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fluss in der Unterwelt, der die Welt der Lebenden von der Welt der Toten trennt".
Styx has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Styx, spelled S-T-Y-X.
Definition
- 1Fluss in der Unterwelt, der die Welt der Lebenden von der Welt der Toten trennt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Styx appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Durch Nebeldampf und Kälte schaukelt die Fähre, als hole sie in der Unterwelt die Seelen über den Styx.“
„Während ich in diesem Styx versank, trat Monsieur de .. zu mir, fragte mich, ob mir übel sei, entsetzte sich über meine Blässe und sagte, seine Frau sei beunruhigt.“
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.
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