sitsome
"sitsome" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sitsome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tending to, apt to, prone to, or desirous to be seated or sitting; sedentary; stationary.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sitsome · sitsome · English
sitsome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | sitsome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sitsome” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sitsome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tending to, apt to, prone to, or desirous to be seated or sitting; sedentary; stationary.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sitsome, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From sit + -some. Compare German sittsam (“decent, demure, prudish”), Swedish sedesam (“decent, modest, prim”). Compare setsome. The correct English form is sitsome, spelled S-I-T-S-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Tending to, apt to, prone to, or desirous to be seated or sitting; sedentary; stationary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sitsome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"You'll kindly excuse me if I don't raise, honourable and reverend sir; after dinner, and being stout, a body feels sitsome, you know," said the lady, putting out a fat and jewel-laden hand to her visitor.
Etymology
From sit + -some. Compare German sittsam (“decent, demure, prudish”), Swedish sedesam (“decent, modest, prim”). Compare setsome.
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.