sitzt

[zɪt͡st]

/[zɪt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“sitzt” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,334
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sitzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sitzt · sitzt · German

sitzt · rank #1,334 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,334
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Show

Nearest frequency peer: Show (-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 „sitzt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sitzt“ 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).

sitzt vs size
60% similar
sitzt vs Sixt
40% similar
sitzt vs spitz
60% similar

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

Key facts for sitzt
PropertyValue
Headwordsitzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[zɪt͡st]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,334
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sitzt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sitztliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Show“ (#1,333), „spät“ (#1,335), „Schweizer“ (#1,332). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sitzt“ bei #1,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sitzt (IPA [zɪt͡st]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,334 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sitzt, with forms such as "istzt", "sittz", and "sittzt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "size", "Sixt", "spitz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 sitzt, spelled S-I-T-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sitzen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sitzen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sitzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sitzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • istzt
  • sittz
  • sittzt
  • sitztt
  • sitzzt
  • siztt
  • ssitzt
  • stizt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sitzt - 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.

istzt2sittz2sittzt1sitztt1sitzzt1siztt2ssitzt1stizt2
Edit distance from "sitzt"

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 "sitzt"?
"sitzt" is spelled S-I-T-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɪt͡st].
What does "sitzt" mean?
As a verb, "sitzt" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sitzen
What words are commonly confused with "sitzt"?
"sitzt" is commonly confused with "size", "Sixt", "spitz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sitzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sitzt" is [zɪt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sitzt" come from?
"sitzt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stets#1,337Tolle#1,338holen#1,328Basis#1,345

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bieten8 variantsParty8 variantsGebiet8 variantsAktion8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list