spitz
[ʃpɪt͡s]
The verdict
“spitz” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,699 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #13,699
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schmaler und dünner werdend und in einem Punkt endend; in einer Spitze endend
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 | spitz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʃpɪt͡s] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #13,699 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “spitz” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for spitz is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃpɪt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,699 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for spitz, with forms such as "psitz", "siptz", and "spittz". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "spot", "Suite", "Spott", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 spitz, spelled S-P-I-T-Z.
Definition
- 1schmaler und dünner werdend und in einem Punkt endend; in einer Spitze endend
- 2sexuell erregt seiend; geil, begierig
- 3Ironie und/oder Boshaftigkeit in sich tragend; bissig, sarkastisch
- 4In der Mathematik wird ein Winkel, der kleiner als ein rechter Winkel ist, als spitzer Winkel bezeichnet
- 5entkräftet und abgezehrt aussehend/wirkend
- 6für Töne und Geräusche: laut und schrill
- 7etwas spitz kriegen: etwas herausbekommen, etwas erfahren
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: psitz,siptz,spittz,spitzz,spizt,sppitz,sptiz,sspitz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of spitz - 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 “spitz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-I-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃpɪt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “spot” - see the side-by-side comparison. spitz vs spot
- 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.