sitzen
[ˈzɪt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“sitzen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,093 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #1,093
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich mit dem Gesäß auf etwas niedergelassen haben
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sitzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈzɪt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,093 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sitzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for sitzen is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɪt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,093 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 generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sitzen, with forms such as "istzen", "sitezn", and "sittzen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "size", "sitzt", "Spitze", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sitzen, spelled S-I-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich mit dem Gesäß auf etwas niedergelassen haben
- 2sich ruhig an einem Ort aufhalten
- 3sich längere Zeit an demselben Ort aufhalten
- 4von Größe oder Schnitt angemessen sein
- 5an der richtigen Stelle/Position sein
- 6so lange geübt, dass man etwas (beispielsweise einen Text, ein Gedicht, eine Rede, ein Musikstück) sehr gut beherrscht
- 7ansässig sein, seinen Sitz haben
- 8im Gefängnis sein
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This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: istzen,sitezn,sittzen,sitzenn,sitzne,sitzzen,sizten,ssitzen,stizen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sitzen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “sitzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-I-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɪt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “size” - see the side-by-side comparison. sitzen vs size
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.