# spitzer

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #38,629

## Definitions
1. A pointed bullet.

## Etymology
From German Spitz (“pointed”). Compare German Spitzgeschoss

## Easily confused with
- **spotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spitzer-vs-spotter)
- **splitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spitzer-vs-splitter)
- **spite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spite-vs-spitzer)
- **spider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spider-vs-spitzer)
- **sitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sitter-vs-spitzer)
- **spicer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spicer-vs-spitzer)
- **spinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-spitzer)
- **seltzer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seltzer-vs-spitzer)

## Common misspellings (11)
`psitzer`, `siptzer`, `spitezr`, `spittzer`, `spitzerr`, `spitzre`, `spitzzer`, `spizter`, `sppitzer`, `sptizer`, `sspitzer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spitzer