sitzen
\ˈzɪt͡sn̩\
The verdict
“sitzen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Être assis.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sitzen · sitzen · French
sitzen · 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 | sitzen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈzɪt͡sn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sitzen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sitzen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈzɪt͡sn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for sitzen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sitzen, spelled S-I-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Être assis.
- 2Convenir, être ajusté (parlant de vêtements).
- 3Avoir un poste.
- 4Avoir son siège (dans le contexte d'entreprises).
- 5Être en prison.
- 6Se trouver.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sitzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
An heißen Sommertagen sitzen die alten Männer des Dorfes im Schatten dieser Platane und schwatzen.
Die Entscheidung, das Interview im Esszimmer durchzuführen, war keine strategische, sondern eine rein intuitive. Das Wohnzimmer erschien mir falsch. Wir müssten auf der Couch sitzen, nah beieinander. Gepolstert, weich. Falsch.
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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.