Which to use
“Sitte” is a noun and “Sitten” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,063
- “Sitte” frequency rank
- #14,670
- “Sitten” frequency rank
- 35733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sitte | Sitten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Gesellschaft durch Tradition, Brauch und/oder moralische/religiöse Gebote legitimierte soziale Norm | Hauptort des Kantons Wallis |
Where the eye mixes Sitte and Sitten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Sitte vs Sitten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sitte is [ˈzɪtə] while Sitten is [ˈzɪtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Sitte” sits inside “Sitten”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sitte is recorded at frequency rank #21,063, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɪtə]. Sitten is at rank #14,670, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈzɪtn̩].
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 35733, this pair ranks #1,632,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sitte vs Sitten
Shared letters: eist. Private to "Sitte": -. Private to "Sitten": n.
"Sitte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Sitten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Sitte" and "Sitten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Sitte" or "Sitten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sitte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sitten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,632,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sitte" and "Sitten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sire vs Sitte". 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 #1,632,869 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.