Sybarit
[zybaˈʁiːt]
The verdict
“Sybarit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Einwohner der unteritalienischen Stadt Sybaris
Corpus desk
Index DE-sybarit · Sybarit · German
Sybarit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Sybarit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zybaˈʁiːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sybarit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sybarit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zybaˈʁiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sybarit, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sybarit, spelled S-Y-B-A-R-I-T.
Definition
- 1ein Einwohner der unteritalienischen Stadt Sybaris
- 2ein Schlemmer, ein Schwelger, ein Feinschmecker
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sybarit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Sybariten waren durch Handel sehr reich geworden.
Du bist ja ein richtiger Feinschmecker und Sybarit.
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.