SitzvsstaConfusable pair

Quick tell: Sitz is a noun, sta is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Sitz” is a noun and “sta” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,177
“Sitz” frequency rank
#18,707
“sta” frequency rank
20884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sitz sta
Definition ein Platz, der so gestaltet ist, dass sich Personen darauf setzen, sich dort niederlassen können Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs star (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)

Letter map: Sitz vs sta

Shared letters muted; letters that set Sitz and sta apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Sitz
3 ch
sta

Role in the sentence - Sitz and sta

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Sitz is anoun and staaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sitz is recorded at frequency rank #2,177, classified as anoun, pronounced [zɪt͡s]. sta is at rank #18,707, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 20884, this pair ranks #1,892,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sitz vs sta

Shared letters: st. Private to "Sitz": iz. Private to "sta": a.

"Sitz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "sta" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sitzistz · sitzz · sizt · ssitz · stiz

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Sitz" and "sta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sitz" is a noun and "sta" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Sitz" or "sta"?
"Sitz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,177 in our German list, against #18,707 for "sta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Sitz" and "sta".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sitz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,892,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sitz" and "sta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sta". 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 #1,892,641 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