Klappsitz
[ˈklapˌzɪt͡s]
The verdict
“Klappsitz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstand, auf dem man sitzen kann und der auf- und zugeklappt werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-klappsitz · Klappsitz · German
Klappsitz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klappsitz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklapˌzɪt͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Klappsitz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Klappsitz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklapˌzɪt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gegenstand, auf dem man sitzen kann und der auf- und zugeklappt werden kann".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Klappsitz, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Klappsitz, spelled K-L-A-P-P-S-I-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Gegenstand, auf dem man sitzen kann und der auf- und zugeklappt werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Klappsitz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Klappsitze im Flugzeug sind für große Menschen zu eng.
Im kleinen Hörsaal stehen 165 schwarze Klappsitze in Reihen.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.