Sulfit
[zʊlˈfiːt]
The verdict
“Sulfit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Salz oder Ester der schwefligen Säure
Corpus desk
Index DE-sulfit · Sulfit · German
Sulfit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sulfit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zʊlˈfiːt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sulfit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sulfit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zʊlˈfiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Salz oder Ester der schwefligen Säure".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sulfit, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sulfit, spelled S-U-L-F-I-T.
Definition
- 1Salz oder Ester der schwefligen Säure
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.