Sitzbank

Name: Sitzbank, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈzɪt͡sˌbaŋk]

/[ˈzɪt͡sˌbaŋk]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Sitzbank” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,203
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Sitzmöbel zumeist für mehrere Personen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sitzbank · Sitzbank · German

Sitzbank · rank #37,203 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #37,203
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH sis

Nearest frequency peer: sis (-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.

Signalen

62,801
Sinatra

62,800
sis

62,799
Sitzbank

62,798
skipper

62,796
slowakischen

62,795

What this shows „Sitzbank“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Sitzbank
Property	Value
Headword	Sitzbank
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈzɪt͡sˌbaŋk]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#37,203
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sitzbank“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sitzbankliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#37,203

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sis“ (#37,202), „Sinatra“ (#37,201), „skipper“ (#37,205). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sitzbank“ bei #37,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Sitzbank (IPA [ˈzɪt͡sˌbaŋk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,203 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Sitzmöbel zumeist für mehrere Personen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sitzbank, with forms such as "istzbank", "sitbzank", and "sittzbank". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sitzbank, spelled S-I-T-Z-B-A-N-K.

Definition

1
ein Sitzmöbel zumeist für mehrere Personen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Die Sitzbank am Fenster ist der perfekte Platz zum Lesen. Komfortabel, gut beleuchtet und platzsparend – die Sitzbank kann schnell zum Lieblingsplatz im ganzen Haus werden. Doch nicht alle Fenster sind für eine Sitzbank geeignet.
Zuvor hatte die westfranzösische Stadt Angoulême für Empörung gesorgt: Sie hatte kurz vor Weihnachten Sitzbänke mit Gittern abgesperrt, diese Maßnahme nach Protesten aber wieder zurückgezogen.

This word in other languages

bench(English)banco(Español)banquette(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

istzbank
sitbzank
sittzbank
sitzabnk
sitzbakn
sitzbankk
sitzbannk
sitzbbank
sitzbnak
sitzzbank
siztbank
ssitzbank
stizbank

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sitzbank - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Sitzbank"

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 "Sitzbank"?

"Sitzbank" is spelled S-I-T-Z-B-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪt͡sˌbaŋk].

What does "Sitzbank" mean?

As a noun, "Sitzbank" means: ein Sitzmöbel zumeist für mehrere Personen

What are common misspellings of "Sitzbank"?

Common misspellings include "istzbank", "sitbzank", "sittzbank", "sitzabnk", "sitzbakn". The correct spelling is "Sitzbank".

How do you pronounce "Sitzbank"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sitzbank" is [ˈzɪt͡sˌbaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Sitzbank" come from?

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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