Sitz

/[zɪt͡s]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,177

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Sitz is aGermannoun. It means: ein Platz, der so gestaltet ist, dass sich Personen darauf setzen, sich dort niederlassen können Pronounced [zɪt͡s]. It ranks #2,177 in German word frequency. Often confused with SZ and six.

Key facts for Sitz
PropertyValue
HeadwordSitz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɪt͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,177
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sitz in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sitz is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zɪt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,177 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sitz, with forms such as "istz", "sitzz", and "sizt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "SZ", "six", "sta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sitz, spelled S-I-T-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Platz, der so gestaltet ist, dass sich Personen darauf setzen, sich dort niederlassen können
  2. 2
    ein bestimmter Ort
  3. 3
    ein Ort, an dem sich die Verwaltungszentrale einer Körperschaft, einer Institution befindet beziehungsweise der aktenkundige Registrierungseintrag (oder Ähnliches) gemacht worden ist
  4. 4
    ein Ort, den der Gesellschaftsvertrag (einer Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) beziehungsweise die Satzung (einer Aktiengesellschaft) bestimmt, in der Regel der Ort, wo die Gesellschaft einen Betrieb hat oder wo sich die Verwaltung befindet oder die Verwaltung geführt wird.
  5. 5
    ein herrschaftliches Anwesen; Ort, an dem man wohnt
  6. 6
    ein Mandat in einem Organ
  7. 7
    Art und Weise, wie jemand sitzt
  8. 8
    Art und Weise, ob/wie etwas passt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: istz,sitzz,sizt,ssitz,stiz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sitz

Misspelling Variants of "Sitz"

istz4sitzz5sizt4ssitz5stiz4
Misspelling Variants of "Sitz"

Frequency rank: #2,177 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sitz"?
"Sitz" is spelled S-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [zɪt͡s].
What does "Sitz" mean?
As a noun, "Sitz" means: ein Platz, der so gestaltet ist, dass sich Personen darauf setzen, sich dort niederlassen können
What words are commonly confused with "Sitz"?
"Sitz" is commonly confused with "SZ", "six", "sta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sitz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sitz" is [zɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sitz" come from?
"Sitz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.