spitzte

[ˈʃpɪt͡stə]

/[ˈʃpɪt͡stə]/ verb

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The verdict

“spitzte” is uncommon German (frequency #68,697 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,697
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spitzen

Key facts for spitzte
PropertyValue
Headwordspitzte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpɪt͡stə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spitzte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). spitzte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spitzte is uncommon German at frequency #68,697 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃpɪt͡stə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for spitzte, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is spitzte, spelled S-P-I-T-Z-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spitzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spitzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spitzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spitzen

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 "spitzte"?
"spitzte" is spelled S-P-I-T-Z-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɪt͡stə].
What does "spitzte" mean?
As a verb, "spitzte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spitzen
How do you pronounce "spitzte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spitzte" is [ˈʃpɪt͡stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spitzte" come from?
"spitzte" 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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Using “spitzte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-I-T-Z-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpɪt͡stə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list