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“Sitze” and “Spitzer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,791
- “Sitze” frequency rank
- #25,321
- “Spitzer” frequency rank
- 28112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sitze | Spitzer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Sitz | Gerät zum Anspitzen von Bleistiften aus Holz |
Where the eye mixes Sitze and Spitzer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Sitze vs Spitzer
A purely visual mix-up. Sitze ([ˈzɪt͡sə]) and Spitzer ([ˈʃpɪt͡sɐ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sitze is recorded at frequency rank #2,791, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɪt͡sə]. Spitzer is at rank #25,321, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɪt͡sɐ].
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 28112, this pair ranks #1,790,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sitze vs Spitzer
Shared letters: eistz. Private to "Sitze": -. Private to "Spitzer": pr.
"Sitze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Spitzer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sitze" and "Spitzer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Sitze" or "Spitzer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sitze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Spitzer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,790,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sitze" and "Spitzer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Spitäler vs Spitzer". 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 #1,790,346 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.