Sitar
German, noun[ziˈtaːɐ̯]
Sitar is spelled S-I-T-A-R (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 142,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sitar is a German feminine noun meaning “sitar (Asian musical instrument)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ursprünglich dreisaitiges, indisches Zupfinstrument, dessen Schallkörper aus einem getrockneten Kürbis besteht”.
What does Sitar mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesitar (Asian musical instrument)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ursprünglich dreisaitiges, indisches Zupfinstrument, dessen Schallkörper aus einem getrockneten Kürbis besteht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sitar
- Sitars plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sitar?
- [ziˈtaːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sitar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sitar in German?
Sitar appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).