satan
/ˈseɪ.tn̩/noun
satan is spelled S-A-T-A-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, satan means “Alternative form of Satan (especially in the sense "a demon follower of Satan; a fallen angel")” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of satan is satans.
How many letters and syllables are in satan?
| Letters | 5: S-A-T-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.5 times per million words; the 7,910th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is satan?
Satan appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce satan?
- UK /ˈseɪ.tən/
- US /ˈseɪ.tn̩/
- US [ˈseɪ.ʔn̩]
Satan has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Satan.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Simplificationalizer-Satan.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-satan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with satan
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: seitan (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: satin.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with satan?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as satan (/eɪtən/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: santa.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of satan
- satans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does satan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Satan (especially in the sense "a demon follower of Satan; a fallen angel").
noun
- 1
A demon follower of Satan (principal evil spirit); a fallen angel.
- 2
Anything that causes destruction or is viewed as evil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Satan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a devil:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does satan come from?
See Satan: from Latin Satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (Sātān, “adversary, accuser”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).