# wittern vs Witzen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### wittern
*verb · IPA [ˈvɪtɐn] · frequency rank #38,529*
etwas oder jemanden riechen

### Witzen
*noun · IPA [ˈvɪt͡sn̩] · frequency rank #33,916*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Witz

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wittern-vs-witzen