# wise

> German word · Adjective · IPA [waɪz] · frequency rank #35,561

## Definitions
1. weise, klug

## Easily confused with
- **WS** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-ws)
- **WSV** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-wsv)
- **wit** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-wit)
- **Witz** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-witz)
- **with** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-with)
- **wüst** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-wust)
- **wish** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-wish)
- **wisst** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-wisst)
- **Witze** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-witze)
- **Wüste** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-wuste)
- **Witwe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-witwe)
- **wisse** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-wisse)
- **witte** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-witte)
- **write** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-write)
- **wissen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wise-vs-wissen)
- **WE** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/we-vs-wise)
- **wi** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wi-vs-wise)
- **wie** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wie-vs-wise)
- **wir** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wir-vs-wise)
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/was-vs-wise)

## Common misspellings (3)
`iwse`, `wsie`, `wwise`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/wise