Sultan

[ˈzʊltaːn]

/[ˈzʊltaːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Sultan” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,178
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - islamischer Herrschertitel, der ab dem 10. Jahrhundert in verschiedenen Epochen und Gegenden der Welt benutzt wurde

Corpus desk

Index DE-sultan · Sultan · German

Sultan · rank #12,178 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,178
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stückchen

Nearest frequency peer: Stückchen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sultan“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sultan“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sultan vs Sultans
86% similar
Sultan vs stan
50% similar
Sultan vs Satan
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sultan
PropertyValue
HeadwordSultan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzʊltaːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,178
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sultan“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sultanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stückchen“ (#12,177), „Söder“ (#12,179), „Stadtwerke“ (#12,176). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sultan“ bei #12,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Sultan (IPA [ˈzʊltaːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,178 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "islamischer Herrschertitel, der ab dem 10. Jahrhundert in verschiedenen Epochen und Gegenden der Welt benutzt wurde".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sultan, with forms such as "slutan", "ssultan", and "sulatn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Sultans", "stan", "Satan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sultan, spelled S-U-L-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    islamischer Herrschertitel, der ab dem 10. Jahrhundert in verschiedenen Epochen und Gegenden der Welt benutzt wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In Orenburg warteten drei kirgisische Sultane, die mit großem Gefolge angereist waren, um den Mann zu treffen, der alles wußte.“
  2. „Es gelang ihm, alle wichtigen Leute zu treffen, vom Vizepräsidenten der Burenrepublik Transvaal über den Sultan von Sansibar bis zum Khediven von Ägypten.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • slutan
  • ssultan
  • sulatn
  • sulltan
  • sultann
  • sultna
  • sulttan
  • sutlan
  • usltan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sultan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

slutan2ssultan1sulatn2sulltan1sultann1sultna2sulttan1sutlan2
Edit distance from "Sultan"

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 "Sultan"?
"Sultan" is spelled S-U-L-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzʊltaːn].
What does "Sultan" mean?
As a noun, "Sultan" means: islamischer Herrschertitel, der ab dem 10. Jahrhundert in verschiedenen Epochen und Gegenden der Welt benutzt wurde
What words are commonly confused with "Sultan"?
"Sultan" is commonly confused with "Sultans", "stan", "Satan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sultan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sultan" is [ˈzʊltaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sultan" come from?
"Sultan" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list