satané

\sa.ta.ne\

/\sa.ta.ne\/ adj

The verdict

“satané” is an uncommon French word, ranked #61,880 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#61,880
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est digne de Satan. Il ne s’emploie qu’en manière d’injure ou de plaisanterie familière.

Key facts for satané
PropertyValue
Headwordsatané
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sa.ta.ne\
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “satané” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). satané lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for satané is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sa.ta.ne\. Corpus data places it at rank #61,880 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Qui est digne de Satan. Il ne s’emploie qu’en manière d’injure ou de plaisanterie familière.".

No misspelling variants are generated for satané in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is satané, spelled S-A-T-A-N-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est digne de Satan. Il ne s’emploie qu’en manière d’injure ou de plaisanterie familière.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "satané"?
"satané" is spelled S-A-T-A-N-É. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.ta.ne\.
What does "satané" mean?
As an adjective, "satané" means: Qui est digne de Satan. Il ne s’emploie qu’en manière d’injure ou de plaisanterie familière.
How do you pronounce "satané"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "satané" is \sa.ta.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "satané" come from?
"satané" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “satané”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-T-A-N-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sa.ta.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list