shaitan
/ˈʃeɪtan/noun
shaitan is spelled S-H-A-I-T-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shaitan means “a demon/devil; or evil jinn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shaitan is shaitans.
How many letters and syllables are in shaitan?
| Letters | 7: S-H-A-I-T-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shaitan?
Shaitan appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 shaitan?
- /ˈʃeɪtan/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shaitan
- shaitans plural
- shaytan
- sheytân
- sheitan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shaitan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a demon/devil; or evil jinn.
- 2
IndiaarchaicA dust storm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shaitan come from?
Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”). Doublet of shetani and Satan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).