stitch

[stɪt͡ʃ]

/[stɪt͡ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“stitch” is uncommon German (frequency #83,348 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,348
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stich beim Nähen

Key facts for stitch
PropertyValue
Headwordstitch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[stɪt͡ʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#83,348
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stitch” 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). stitch 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

stitch is uncommon German at frequency #83,348 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [stɪt͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

stitch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is stitch, spelled S-T-I-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stich beim Nähen
  2. 2
    Masche beim Häkeln oder Stricken
  3. 3
    Seitenstechen

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 "stitch"?
"stitch" is spelled S-T-I-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [stɪt͡ʃ].
What does "stitch" mean?
As a noun, "stitch" means: Stich beim Nähen
How do you pronounce "stitch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stitch" is [stɪt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stitch" come from?
"stitch" 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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Using “stitch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-I-T-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [stɪt͡ʃ] (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