Skizzen
[ˈskɪt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“Skizzen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,481 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,481
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Skizze
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 | Skizzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈskɪt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #15,481 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Skizzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Skizzen is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈskɪt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,481 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 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 Skizzen, with forms such as "ksizzen", "sikzzen", and "skizen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Spitzen", "sitzen", "Skizze", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Skizzen, spelled S-K-I-Z-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Skizze
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Skizze
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Skizze
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Skizze
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ksizzen,sikzzen,skizen,skizezn,skizzenn,skizzne,skkizzen,skzizen,sskizzen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Skizzen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Skizzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-K-I-Z-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈskɪt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Spitzen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Skizzen vs Spitzen
- 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.