Wisch
German, noun/vɪʃ/
Wisch is spelled W-I-S-C-H (5 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wisch is a German masculine noun meaning “wisp (bundle of straw)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schriftstück, das als wertlos betrachtet wird, häufig von Behörden und offiziellen Stellen”.
What does Wisch mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedmasculinewisp (bundle of straw)
- 2
derogatoryinformalmasculinesheet of paper, usually an official document or form
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schriftstück, das als wertlos betrachtet wird, häufig von Behörden und offiziellen Stellen 2. kleines Bündel 3. Beifuß
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 Wisch
- Wisches genitive
- Wischs genitive
- Wische plural
- Wischen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wisch?
- /vɪʃ/
- [vɪʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wisch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wisch in German?
Wisch appears 1.7 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).