Sitz
\zɪt͡s\
The verdict
“Sitz” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Siège (pièce de mobilier où l’on s’assoit).
Corpus desk
Index FR-sitz · Sitz · French
Sitz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Sitz |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \zɪt͡s\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Sitz is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \zɪt͡s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Sitz in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Sitz, spelled S-I-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Siège (pièce de mobilier où l’on s’assoit).
- 2Siège (lieu où se prennent les décisions, dans une entreprise par exemple).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sitz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sitzen gilt als ungesund (...) Autohersteller Mercedes hat sich diesen Umstand zu Herzen genommen und präsentiert nun mit der sogenannten "Steh-Klasse" das erste Auto, das anstelle von Sitzen ausschließlich über Stehplätze verfügt.
Als ich ihn zu den Umständen seiner Ausreise befrage, erzählt er mir von einer Einbestellung in die Lubjanka, dem Moskauer Sitz des KGB – einem ganz besonders düsteren Gebäude, das man betrat, ohne sicher zu sein, es auch wieder zu verlassen, (...)
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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.