# Satan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈseɪ.tən/ · frequency rank #7,970

## Definitions
1. The supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity into sin; the Devil; (Theistic Satanism) the same figure, regarded as a deity to be revered and worshipped.
2. A person or animal regarded as particularly malignant, detestable, or evil; used as an epithet or as a name for an animal.

## Etymology
From Middle English Sathan, Satan, from Old English Satan, from Latin Satan, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (satán, “adversary, accuser”) and Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”). Doublet of shaitan.

## Easily confused with
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-sta)
- **stay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-stay)
- **star** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-star)
- **sean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-sean)
- **scan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-scan)
- **span** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-span)
- **stan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-stan)
- **stat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-stat)
- **swan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-swan)
- **stab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-stab)
- **stun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-stun)
- **shan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-shan)
- **stag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-stag)
- **Sato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-sato)
- **Sita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-sita)
- **sian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-sian)
- **sawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-sawn)
- **saya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-saya)
- **sate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-sate)
- **stand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-stand)

## Common misspellings (6)
`astan`, `saatn`, `satann`, `sattan`, `ssatan`, `staan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/satan