skat
/skæt/
"skat" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A trick-taking card game for three players, popular in Germany.
Corpus desk
Index EN-skat · skat · English
skat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | skat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /skæt/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “skat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
skat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /skæt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
skat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Skat. The correct English form is skat, spelled S-K-A-T.
Definition
- 1A trick-taking card game for three players, popular in Germany.
- 2A widow of two cards in the game of skat.
- 3Alternate spelling of scat: a brisk shower of rain, driven by the wind.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Skat.
This word in other languages
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.