spitz

[ʃpɪt͡s]

/[ʃpɪt͡s]/ adj

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The verdict

“spitz” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,699. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,699
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schmaler und dünner werdend und in einem Punkt endend; in einer Spitze endend

Corpus desk

Index DE-spitz · spitz · German

spitz · rank #13,699 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,699
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spandau

Nearest frequency peer: Spandau (-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 „spitz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „spitz“ 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).

spitz vs spot
60% similar
spitz vs Suite
40% similar
spitz vs Spott
40% similar

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

Key facts for spitz
PropertyValue
Headwordspitz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃpɪt͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,699
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „spitz“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spandau“ (#13,698), „Sprichwort“ (#13,700), „sowjetische“ (#13,697). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spitz“ bei #13,699. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around spitz (IPA [ʃpɪt͡s]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,699 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    schmaler und dünner werdend und in einem Punkt endend; in einer Spitze endend
  2. 2
    sexuell erregt seiend; geil, begierig
  3. 3
    Ironie und/oder Boshaftigkeit in sich tragend; bissig, sarkastisch
  4. 4
    In der Mathematik wird ein Winkel, der kleiner als ein rechter Winkel ist, als spitzer Winkel bezeichnet
  5. 5
    entkräftet und abgezehrt aussehend/wirkend
  6. 6
    für Töne und Geräusche: laut und schrill
  7. 7
    etwas spitz kriegen: etwas herausbekommen, etwas erfahren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Messer ist sehr spitz.
  2. Er ist schon lange spitz auf sie.

Synonyms

spitzigerregtgeillüsternstichelndabgezehrt

Antonyms

stumpfglattlustlosemphatischfreundlichstumpferWinkeldickfeistfettfitsportlichdumpfleisetief

This word in other languages

sharp(English)agudo(Español)pointu(Français)agudo(Português)

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.

psitz2siptz2spittz1spitzz1spizt2sppitz1sptiz2sspitz1
Edit distance from "spitz"

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 "spitz"?
"spitz" is spelled S-P-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpɪt͡s].
What does "spitz" mean?
As an adjective, "spitz" means: schmaler und dünner werdend und in einem Punkt endend; in einer Spitze endend
What words are commonly confused with "spitz"?
"spitz" is commonly confused with "spot", "Suite", "Spott". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spitz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spitz" is [ʃpɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spitz" come from?
"spitz" 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 "spitz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Risse#13,680poste#13,669Nutte#13,664Weges#13,737

Similar misspelling depth

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

square8 variantsreiben8 variantswings8 variantsZeugin8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list