Which to use
“Sitz” is a noun and “ste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,177
- “Sitz” frequency rank
- #25,778
- “ste” frequency rank
- 27955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sitz | ste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Platz, der so gestaltet ist, dass sich Personen darauf setzen, sich dort niederlassen können | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs biti |
Letter map: Sitz vs ste
Shared letters muted; letters that set Sitz and ste apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Sitz and ste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Sitz is anoun and steaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27955, 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]. ste is at rank #25,778, 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 27955, this pair ranks #1,793,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sitz vs ste
Shared letters: st. Private to "Sitz": iz. Private to "ste": e.
"Sitz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sitz ← istz · sitzz · sizt · ssitz · stiz
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Sitz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,793,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sitz" and "ste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs ste". 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 #1,793,034 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.