sabbat

noun

"sabbat" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sabbat” is uncommon English (frequency #92,020 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,020
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Witches' Sabbath.

Key facts for sabbat
PropertyValue
Headwordsabbat
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sabbat” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sabbat lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sabbat is uncommon English at frequency #92,020 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Witches' Sabbath.".

No misspelling variants are generated for sabbat in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French sabbat (“Sabbath”). The correct English form is sabbat, spelled S-A-B-B-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Witches' Sabbath.

Etymology

From French sabbat (“Sabbath”).

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sabbat"?
"sabbat" is spelled S-A-B-B-A-T.
What does "sabbat" mean?
As a noun, "sabbat" means: Witches' Sabbath.
What is the origin of the word "sabbat"?
From French sabbat (“Sabbath”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “sabbat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-A-B-B-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list