Spitzbub
German, noun[ˈʃpɪt͡sˌbuːp]
Spitzbub is spelled S-P-I-T-Z-B-U-B (8 letters) and appears about once in every 47 million words in written German, the 412,295th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spitzbub is a German masculine noun meaning “alternative form of Spitzbube (“rascal”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein schlauer Kleinkrimineller, ein gerissener Gauner, ein liebenswerter Schelm”.
What does Spitzbub mean in English?
noun
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AustriaSwitzerlandmasculinealternative form of Spitzbube (“rascal”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein schlauer Kleinkrimineller, ein gerissener Gauner, ein liebenswerter Schelm 2. ein frecher, schelmischer Junge 3. regionale Bezeichnung für Linzer Auge, ein Gebäck aus zwei mit Marmelade aufeinander geklebten Plätzchen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Spitzbub
- Spitzbuben genitive
- Spitzbübchen diminutive neuter
- Spitzbüblein diminutive neuter
- Spitzbübin feminine
- Spitzbube masculine
- Spitzbubs genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spitzbub?
- [ˈʃpɪt͡sˌbuːp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Spitzbub in German?
Spitzbub appears about once in every 47 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).