sittsam
[ˈzɪtzaːm]
The verdict
“sittsam” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den guten Sitten entsprechend
Corpus desk
Index DE-sittsam · sittsam · German
sittsam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | sittsam |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɪtzaːm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “sittsam” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
sittsam is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɪtzaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for sittsam in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sittsam, spelled S-I-T-T-S-A-M.
Definition
- 1den guten Sitten entsprechend
- 2Männern gegenüber zurückhaltend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sittsam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die 22-Jährige ist zierlich und blond, sie trägt Poloshirt und Perlenkette. Wenn sie sitzt, sitzt sie sehr aufrecht, die schmalen Hände liegen sittsam auf dem Tisch.
Popsängerin Christina Aguilera hat die Nase voll von ihrem Luder-Image. Sie werde sich in Zukunft sittsam und klassisch geben – wie es sich für eine verheiratete Frau gezieme, so die 25-Jährige.
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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.