Which to use
“Witze” and “Witzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,478
- “Witze” frequency rank
- #33,916
- “Witzen” frequency rank
- 38394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Witze | Witzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Witz | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Witz |
Where the eye mixes Witze and Witzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Witze with Witzen
A purely visual mix-up. Witze ([ˈvɪt͡sə]) and Witzen ([ˈvɪt͡sn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Witze” sits inside “Witzen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Witze is recorded at frequency rank #4,478, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪt͡sə]. Witzen is at rank #33,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪt͡sn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38394, this pair ranks #1,565,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Witze vs Witzen
Shared letters: eitwz. Private to "Witze": -. Private to "Witzen": n.
"Witze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Witzen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Witze" and "Witzen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Witze" or "Witzen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Witze" and "Witzen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Witze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Witzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,565,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Witze" and "Witzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Witzen vs written". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,565,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.