Skizze

[ˈskɪt͡sə]

/[ˈskɪt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Skizze” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,412. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,412
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine mit groben Strichen knapp gehaltene, bildliche Darstellung, die als Entwurf dienen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-skizze · Skizze · German

Skizze · rank #17,412 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,412
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sn

Nearest frequency peer: Sn (+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 „Skizze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Skizze“ 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).

Skizze vs Spitze
67% similar
Skizze vs Skizzen
86% similar
Skizze vs size
50% similar

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

Key facts for Skizze
PropertyValue
HeadwordSkizze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈskɪt͡sə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,412
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Skizze“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sn“ (#17,413), „shorts“ (#17,410), „Sommerzeit“ (#17,414). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Skizze“ bei #17,412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Skizze (IPA [ˈskɪt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,412 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Skizze, with forms such as "ksizze", "sikzze", and "skize". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Spitze", "Skizzen", "size", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Skizze, spelled S-K-I-Z-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine mit groben Strichen knapp gehaltene, bildliche Darstellung, die als Entwurf dienen kann
  2. 2
    unausgefeilter, ungenauer Grundriss, Riss, Schema
  3. 3
    geraffter, stichwortartiger Entwurf (zumeist eines mündlichen Vortrags)
  4. 4
    knapp gefasste Rohfassung einer literarischen Darstellung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie fertigt eine Skizze an.
  2. „Das Festhalten von Idee oder Vision in einer Skizze ist wichtiger Bestandteil des architektonischen schöpferischen Vorgangs und spiegelt das bildnerische Potenzial der künstlerischen Hand wider.[…] Diese heute - im Zeitalter der möglichen perfekten Montage - vielleicht antiquierte Methode ermöglicht aber das „Unmittelbare“, das ein wesentliches Merkmal e…

Synonyms

AbbozzoBildentwurfEntwurfStudieVorzeichnungCroquisKrokiRohentwurfRohzeichnungKonzeptÜberblickAufzeichnung

Antonyms

Detailzeichnung

This word in other languages

sketch(English)boceto(Español)esquisse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ksizze
  • sikzze
  • skize
  • skizez
  • skkizze
  • skzize
  • sskizze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ksizze2sikzze2skize1skizez2skkizze1skzize2sskizze1
Edit distance from "Skizze"

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 "Skizze"?
"Skizze" is spelled S-K-I-Z-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskɪt͡sə].
What does "Skizze" mean?
As a noun, "Skizze" means: eine mit groben Strichen knapp gehaltene, bildliche Darstellung, die als Entwurf dienen kann
What words are commonly confused with "Skizze"?
"Skizze" is commonly confused with "Spitze", "Skizzen", "size". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Skizze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skizze" is [ˈskɪt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Skizze" come from?
"Skizze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

shorts#17,410Sensor#17,409Schott#17,402Strang#17,423

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

wagte7 variantswould7 variantsZuges7 variantsBange7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list