Sitar
[ziˈtaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Sitar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ursprünglich dreisaitiges, indisches Zupfinstrument, dessen Schallkörper aus einem getrockneten Kürbis besteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-sitar · Sitar · German
Sitar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Sitar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ziˈtaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sitar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sitar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ziˈtaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ursprünglich dreisaitiges, indisches Zupfinstrument, dessen Schallkörper aus einem getrockneten Kürbis besteht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sitar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sitar, spelled S-I-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1ursprünglich dreisaitiges, indisches Zupfinstrument, dessen Schallkörper aus einem getrockneten Kürbis besteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sitar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Sitar wird auch in der Popmusik verwendet.
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.