spitz
/spɪts/noun
spitz is spelled S-P-I-T-Z: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spitz means “Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spitz is spitzes.
How many letters and syllables are in spitz?
| Letters | 5: S-P-I-T-Z |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is spitz?
Spitz appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce spitz?
- /spɪts/
Spitz has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-spitz.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spitz
- spitzes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spitz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of spitz (“dog”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spitz in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | spitz |
| German | Spitz |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does spitz come from?
From German Spitz, from spitz (“pointed”); so called from the tapering shape of its muzzle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).