SatzungvsSitzungWhich spelling fits?

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“Satzung” and “Sitzung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,621
“Satzung” frequency rank
#3,211
“Sitzung” frequency rank
12832
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Satzung Sitzung
Definition schriftlich niedergelegte Grundordnung eines rechtlichen Zusammenschlusses (insbesondere eines Vereins oder einer Aktiengesellschaft) mündliche Verhandlung eines Gerichts

Where the eye mixes Satzung and Sitzung

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Satzung and Sitzung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
Satzung
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Look-alike desk: Satzung vs Sitzung

A purely visual mix-up. Satzung ([ˈzat͡sʊŋ]) and Sitzung ([ˈzɪt͡sʊŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “Satzung” becomes i in “Sitzung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Satzung is recorded at frequency rank #9,621, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzat͡sʊŋ]. Sitzung is at rank #3,211, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɪt͡sʊŋ].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 12832, this pair ranks #1,961,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Satzung vs Sitzung

Shared letters: gnstuz. Private to "Satzung": a. Private to "Sitzung": i.

"Satzung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "Sitzung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Satzung ← astzung · sattzung · satuzng · satznug · satzugn · satzungg · satzunng · satzzung
  • Sitzung ← istzung · sittzung · situzng · sitznug · sitzugn · sitzungg · sitzunng · sitzzung

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Satzung" for "Sitzung" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzat͡sʊŋ] versus [ˈzɪt͡sʊŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Satzung" vs "Sitzung" - which ranks higher?
"Sitzung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,211 in our German list, against #9,621 for "Satzung". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Satzung" and "Sitzung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Satzung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sitzung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,961,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Satzung" and "Sitzung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Satzung vs Satzungen". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,961,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list