Sitte

[ˈzɪtə]

/[ˈzɪtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sitte” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #21,063) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#21,063
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Gesellschaft durch Tradition, Brauch und/oder moralische/religiöse Gebote legitimierte soziale Norm

Corpus desk

Index DE-sitte · Sitte · German

Sitte · rank #21,063 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,063
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sinnlose

Nearest frequency peer: sinnlose (-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 „Sitte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Sitte“ 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).

Sitte vs ste
40% similar
Sitte vs Sitz
60% similar
Sitte vs size
40% similar

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

Key facts for Sitte
PropertyValue
HeadwordSitte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɪtə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,063
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Sitte“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sinnlose“ (#21,062), „skin“ (#21,064), „sinkende“ (#21,061). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sitte“ bei #21,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Sitte is neighbouring look-alikes ("ste", "Sitz", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈzɪtə]. Frequency #21,063 among 8,027 “S” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sitte, with forms such as "istte", "sitet", and "ssitte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ste", "Sitz", "size", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sitte, spelled S-I-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Gesellschaft durch Tradition, Brauch und/oder moralische/religiöse Gebote legitimierte soziale Norm
  2. 2
    Kurzwort für Sittendezernat oder Sittenpolizei

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sitte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das ist hier Sitte.
  2. „Marina Velisar hatte sich noch nicht gezeigt, dies entsprach französischer Sitte, die Honneurs machte der alte Velisar, den Bota als jenen Mann erkannte, der bei ihrer Ankunft die Wagentür geöffnet hatte.“

This word in other languages

custom(English)costumbre(Español)coutume(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • istte
  • sitet
  • ssitte
  • stite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sitte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

istte2sitet2ssitte1stite2
Edit distance from "Sitte"

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 "Sitte"?
"Sitte" is spelled S-I-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪtə].
What does "Sitte" mean?
As a noun, "Sitte" means: in der Gesellschaft durch Tradition, Brauch und/oder moralische/religiöse Gebote legitimierte soziale Norm
What words are commonly confused with "Sitte"?
"Sitte" is commonly confused with "ste", "Sitz", "size". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sitte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sitte" is [ˈzɪtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sitte" come from?
"Sitte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Snack#21,065Solls#21,068Stube#21,079Rinde#21,041

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list