spitze
German, adjective
spitze is spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E (6 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written German, the 1,550th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spitze is a German adjective meaning “great, awesome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present of spitzen. With a capital, Spitze is a different word: “cusp”.
What does spitze mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialgreat, awesome
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- 3
singular imperative
noun
- 1
femininecusp
- 2
femininepoint, tip, peak
- 3
femininetop, front, lead
- 4
femininespike
- 5
femininelace (textile pattern)
- 6
femininestriker
- 7
feminineleadership
- 8
femininea sarcastic remark, a jab
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der oberste, schmal zulaufende Teil eines Gegenstandes oder einer Formation 2. der höchste Punkt eines Berges 3. extreme, nicht übertreffbare Ausprägung 4. eine Art textilen Gewebes
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 spitze
- Spitzen plural
- Spitzchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to spitze
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is spitze in German?
spitze appears 55 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).