sittlich

[ˈzɪtlɪç]

/[ˈzɪtlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“sittlich” is uncommon German (frequency #87,062 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,062
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die guten Sitten betreffend, die Moral betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-sittlich · sittlich · German

sittlich · rank #87,062 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,062
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sinnvollste

Nearest frequency peer: sinnvollste (-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 „sittlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sittlich
PropertyValue
Headwordsittlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɪtlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,062
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sittlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sinnvollste“ (#87,061), „Sitzfläche“ (#87,063), „sizilianische“ (#87,064). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sittlich“ bei #87,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sittlich is uncommon German at frequency #87,062 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɪtlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sittlich, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sittlich, spelled S-I-T-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die guten Sitten betreffend, die Moral betreffend
  2. 2
    den Anforderungen der guten Sitten oder der Moral entsprechend
  3. 3
    auf moralischem Gebiet vorbildlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das Verfassungsgericht des Landes entschied am Mittwoch, die bereits seit Februar geltende Regelung für leibliche Kinder auf sämtliche Adoptionen auszuweiten. Homosexualität sei "kein Zeichen mangelnder sittlicher, körperlicher oder geistiger Eignung" zur Adoption von Kindern, sagte Gerichtspräsidentin María Victoria Calle.“

Synonyms

moralisch

This word in other languages

moral(English)

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 "sittlich"?
"sittlich" is spelled S-I-T-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪtlɪç].
What does "sittlich" mean?
As an adjective, "sittlich" means: die guten Sitten betreffend, die Moral betreffend
How do you pronounce "sittlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sittlich" is [ˈzɪtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sittlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Seraphim#87,052Semiotik#87,049sonnigem#87,075Speisung#87,083

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list