Sicht

/[zɪçt]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,189

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Sicht is aGermannoun. It means: das, was man von einem bestimmten Punkt aus sehen kann Pronounced [zɪçt]. It ranks #1,189 in German word frequency. Often confused with sit and such.

Key facts for Sicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɪçt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,189
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sicht in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sicht is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zɪçt]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,189 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sicht, with forms such as "ischt", "sciht", and "siccht". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sit", "such", "sieh", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sicht, spelled S-I-C-H-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das, was man von einem bestimmten Punkt aus sehen kann
  2. 2
    Perspektive, persönliche Einstellung oder Wahrnehmung
  3. 3
    Dauer, Frist
  4. 4
    eine virtuelle Tabelle in einem Datenbanksystem

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ischt,sciht,siccht,sichht,sichtt,sicth,sihct,ssicht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sicht

Misspelling Variants of "Sicht"

ischt5sciht5siccht6sichht6sichtt6sicth5sihct5ssicht6
Misspelling Variants of "Sicht"

Frequency rank: #1,189 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sicht"?
"Sicht" is spelled S-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɪçt].
What does "Sicht" mean?
As a noun, "Sicht" means: das, was man von einem bestimmten Punkt aus sehen kann
What words are commonly confused with "Sicht"?
"Sicht" is commonly confused with "sit", "such", "sieh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sicht" is [zɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sicht" come from?
"Sicht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter S in our German index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.