shaitan
/ˈʃeɪtan/
"shaitan" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shaitan” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a demon/devil; or evil jinn.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shaitan · shaitan · English
shaitan · 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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | shaitan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃeɪtan/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shaitan” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shaitan is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃeɪtan/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for shaitan, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”). Doublet of Satan. The correct English form is shaitan, spelled S-H-A-I-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1a demon/devil; or evil jinn.
- 2A dust storm.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shaitan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
'... hence, we are always malā'ika (angels), forgetting that ashayṭān was once a malāk (angel).
'... 'A man and a jinni became friends. One day, the man asked the jinni, 'How come you look like a real human being?' [The jinni answered,]'We... shayāṭīn 'devils/demons' appear to people in whatever form we want, and we disappear whenever we want.'.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”). Doublet of Satan.
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.