gesittet

[ɡəˈzɪtət]

/[ɡəˈzɪtət]/ adj

The verdict

“gesittet” is uncommon German (frequency #68,276 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,276
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die geltenden gesellschaftlichen Regeln wahrend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesittet · gesittet · German

gesittet · rank #68,276 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,276
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geschlechtsum…

Nearest frequency peer: Geschlechtsumwandlung (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gesittet”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gesittet” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gesittet
PropertyValue
Headwordgesittet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈzɪtət]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,276
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “gesittet” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gesittetliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Geschlechtsumwandlung“ (#68,275), „Gesprächsführung“ (#68,277), „geschlechtsreife“ (#68,274). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gesittet is uncommon German at frequency #68,276 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈzɪtət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die geltenden gesellschaftlichen Regeln wahrend".

gesittet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gesittet, spelled G-E-S-I-T-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die geltenden gesellschaftlichen Regeln wahrend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gesittet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Nur noch selten erinnerten sich diese gesitteten Westgoten an die gar nicht so feinen Anfänge.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gesittet"?
"gesittet" is spelled G-E-S-I-T-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɪtət].
What does "gesittet" mean?
As an adjective, "gesittet" means: die geltenden gesellschaftlichen Regeln wahrend
How do you pronounce "gesittet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesittet" is [ɡəˈzɪtət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesittet" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list