sit

[ˈsid̥]

/[ˈsid̥]/ unknown

The verdict

“sit” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #19,040) as an unknown. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#19,040
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Neutrum Singular des Possessivpronomens sin

Corpus desk

Index DE-sit · sit · German

sit · rank #19,040 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,040
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sinnvolles

Nearest frequency peer: sinnvolles (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „sit“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „sit“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sit vs so
33% similar
sit vs SV
0% similar
sit vs SS
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sit
PropertyValue
Headwordsit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈsid̥]
Letters3
Frequency rank#19,040
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „sit“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sitliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sinnvolles“ (#19,039), „sinnvollen“ (#19,038), „spannen“ (#19,042). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sit“ bei #19,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for sit is neighbouring look-alikes ("so", "SV", …), not just typos; it is anunknown pronounced [ˈsid̥]. Frequency #19,040 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Gloss: "Neutrum Singular des Possessivpronomens sin".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "so", "SV", "SS", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sit, spelled S-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Neutrum Singular des Possessivpronomens sin

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 "sit"?
"sit" is spelled S-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsid̥].
What does "sit" mean?
As an unknown, "sit" means: Neutrum Singular des Possessivpronomens sin
What words are commonly confused with "sit"?
"sit" is commonly confused with "so", "SV", "SS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sit" is [ˈsid̥]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sit" come from?
"sit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list