Sitter

[ˈzɪtɐ]

/[ˈzɪtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sitter” is uncommon German (frequency #82,146 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,146
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Epipactis, heimische Orchideen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sitter · Sitter · German

Sitter · rank #82,146 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,146
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sitcoms

Nearest frequency peer: Sitcoms (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sitter“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sitter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sitter
PropertyValue
HeadwordSitter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɪtɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,146
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sitter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sitterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sitcoms“ (#82,145), „Sitznachbarn“ (#82,147), „sinnt“ (#82,144). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sitter“ bei #82,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sitter is uncommon German at frequency #82,146 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Epipactis, heimische Orchideen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Sitter in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sitter, spelled S-I-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Epipactis, heimische Orchideen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sitter sind mit die häufigsten heimischen Orchideen.

Synonyms

StendelStendelwurz

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 "Sitter"?
"Sitter" is spelled S-I-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪtɐ].
What does "Sitter" mean?
As a noun, "Sitter" means: Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Epipactis, heimische Orchideen
How do you pronounce "Sitter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sitter" is [ˈzɪtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

senile#82,130Spacko#82,163Sehnde#82,124Schola#82,103

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list