wisse

[ˈvɪsə]

/[ˈvɪsə]/ verb

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The verdict

“wisse” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,278. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,278
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wissen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wisse · wisse · German

wisse · rank #13,278 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,278
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wirksame

Nearest frequency peer: wirksame (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wisse“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wisse“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wisse vs wisst
80% similar
wisse vs Witze
40% similar
wisse vs Wüste
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wisse
PropertyValue
Headwordwisse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɪsə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,278
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wisse“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wisseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wirksame“ (#13,277), „Wissenschaftlern“ (#13,279), „wi“ (#13,276). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wisse“ bei #13,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around wisse (IPA [ˈvɪsə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,278 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for wisse, with forms such as "iwsse", "wises", and "wiße". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wisst", "Witze", "Wüste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wisse, spelled W-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wissen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wissen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwsse
  • wises
  • wiße
  • wsise
  • wwisse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wisse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iwsse2wises2wiße2wsise2wwisse1
Edit distance from "wisse"

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 "wisse"?
"wisse" is spelled W-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪsə].
What does "wisse" mean?
As a verb, "wisse" means: 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wissen
What words are commonly confused with "wisse"?
"wisse" is commonly confused with "wisst", "Witze", "Wüste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wisse" is [ˈvɪsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wisse" come from?
"wisse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wisse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

years#13,282Zucht#13,288Titan#13,253blass#13,326

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

zart5 variantsamen5 variantsBote5 variantsever5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list