Sitzplatz
[ˈzɪt͡sˌplat͡s]
The verdict
“Sitzplatz” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,427 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,427
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (reservierter) Platz zum Sitzen
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 | Sitzplatz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɪt͡sˌplat͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #21,427 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sitzplatz” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Sitzplatz is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɪt͡sˌplat͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,427 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(reservierter) Platz zum Sitzen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sitzplatz, with forms such as "istzplatz", "sitpzlatz", and "sittzplatz". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Sitzplätze", "Sitzplätzen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sitzplatz, spelled S-I-T-Z-P-L-A-T-Z.
Definition
- 1(reservierter) Platz zum Sitzen
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: istzplatz,sitpzlatz,sittzplatz,sitzlpatz,sitzpaltz,sitzplattz,sitzplatzz,sitzplazt,sitzpllatz,sitzpltaz,sitzpplatz,sitzzplatz,siztplatz,ssitzplatz,stizplatz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sitzplatz - 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 “Sitzplatz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-I-T-Z-P-L-A-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɪt͡sˌplat͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Sitzplätze” - see the side-by-side comparison. Sitzplatz vs Sitzplätze
- 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.