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weise

German, adjective

weise is spelled W-E-I-S-E (5 letters) and appears 117 times per million words in written German, the 745th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weise is a German adjective meaning “wise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present of weisen. With a capital, Weise is a different word: “way, manner”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “reich an Wissen und Lebenserfahrung”.

What does weise mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    wise

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present

  2. 2

    first/third-person singular subjunctive I

  3. 3

    singular imperative

noun

as Weise
  1. 1

    feminineway, manner

  2. 2

    femininetune

  3. 3

    femininemode/mood (of verbs)

  4. 4

    archaicfemininea song that tells a story

suffix

as -weise
  1. 1

    Used to form adverbs from nouns.

  2. 2

    Used to form adverbs from adjectives or participles together with the interfix -er-.

noun

as Weise
  1. 1

    femininefemale equivalent of Weiser: female sage, wisewoman

noun

as Weise
  1. 1

    masculinestrong nominative/accusative plural

  2. 2

    masculineweak nominative singular

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. reich an Wissen und Lebenserfahrung 2. von viel Wissen und Lebenserfahrung zeugend

noun: 1. besondere Art, auf die etwas abläuft besondere Methode, die jemand anwendet 2. Tonfolge, die eine Melodie ergibt

noun: 1. ein weiblicher Mensch mit sehr hoher geistiger Kompetenz

suffix: 1. nachgestelltes Wortbildungselement zur Erzeugung eines Adverbs mit der Bedeutung, dass etwas in der Weise geschieht (oder zu verstehen ist), die durch den vorangehenden Wortteil bezeichnet wird

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 weise

  • Weisen plural
  • weiser masculine nominative singular
  • am weisesten superlative
  • weises neuter nominative singular
  • weisen genitive masculine singular
  • weisem dative masculine singular
  • der weise definite includes-article masculine
  • die weise definite feminine includes-article
  • das weise definite includes-article neuter
  • die weisen definite includes-article nominative
  • des weisen definite genitive includes-article
  • der weisen definite feminine genitive
  • dem weisen dative definite includes-article
  • Weiser masculine
  • die Weise nominative singular
  • die Weisen nominative plural
  • der Weisen genitive singular
  • den Weisen dative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to weise

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is weise in German?

weise appears 117 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).

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