Wischiwaschi
German, noun/ˈvɪʃiˌvaʃi/
Wischiwaschi is spelled W-I-S-C-H-I-W-A-S-C-H-I (12 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 142,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wischiwaschi is a German neuter noun meaning “wishy-washiness; drivel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unklares, wirres Gerede”.
What does Wischiwaschi mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatoryneuterwishy-washiness; drivel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unklares, wirres Gerede
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 Wischiwaschi
- Wischiwaschis genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wischiwaschi?
- /ˈvɪʃiˌvaʃi/
- [ˌvɪʃiˈvaʃi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wischiwaschi in German?
Wischiwaschi appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).