sitzende

[ˈzɪt͡sn̩də]

/[ˈzɪt͡sn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“sitzende” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,313. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,313
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sitzend

Corpus desk

Index DE-sitzende · sitzende · German

sitzende · rank #25,313 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,313
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sonnige

Nearest frequency peer: sonnige (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sitzende“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sitzende vs sitzenden
89% similar
sitzende vs sitzen
75% similar
sitzende vs sitzend
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sitzende
PropertyValue
Headwordsitzende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɪt͡sn̩də]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,313
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sitzende“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sitzendeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sonnige“ (#25,314), „silent“ (#25,311), „sons“ (#25,315). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sitzende“ bei #25,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sitzende (IPA [ˈzɪt͡sn̩də]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,313 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sitzende, with forms such as "istzende", "siteznde", and "sittzende". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "sitzenden", "sitzen", "sitzend", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sitzende, spelled S-I-T-Z-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sitzend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sitzend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sitzend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sitzend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sitzend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sitzend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sitzend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sitzend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sitzend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • istzende
  • siteznde
  • sittzende
  • sitzedne
  • sitzendde
  • sitzened
  • sitzennde
  • sitznede
  • sitzzende
  • siztende
  • ssitzende
  • stizende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sitzende - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

istzende2siteznde2sittzende1sitzedne2sitzendde1sitzened2sitzennde1sitznede2
Edit distance from "sitzende"

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 "sitzende"?
"sitzende" is spelled S-I-T-Z-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪt͡sn̩də].
What does "sitzende" mean?
As an adjective, "sitzende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sitzend
What words are commonly confused with "sitzende"?
"sitzende" is commonly confused with "sitzenden", "sitzen", "sitzend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sitzende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sitzende" is [ˈzɪt͡sn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sitzende" come from?
"sitzende" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sitzende", 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 (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list