vitis

noun

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The verdict

“vitis” is uncommon German (frequency #95,083 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,083
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Weinrebe, die Rebe, der Weinstock

Key facts for vitis
PropertyValue
Headwordvitis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#95,083
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vitis” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vitis lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vitis is uncommon German at frequency #95,083 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for vitis in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vitis, spelled V-I-T-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Weinrebe, die Rebe, der Weinstock
  2. 2
    der Wein
  3. 3
    jede Ranke (des Kürbis, der Gurke)
  4. 4
    der Kommandostab des Zenturionen (der aus einer abgeschnittenen Rebe hergestellt wurde), die Zenturionenstelle

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vitis"?
"vitis" is spelled V-I-T-I-S.
What does "vitis" mean?
As a noun, "vitis" means: die Weinrebe, die Rebe, der Weinstock
What language does "vitis" come from?
"vitis" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “vitis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-I-T-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list