witte

/[ˈvɪtə]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,252

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

witte is aGermanverb. It means: Kenntnis haben, sich über etwas Wahres sicher sein; wissen Pronounced [ˈvɪtə]. Often confused with Witz and Worte.

Key facts for witte
PropertyValue
Headwordwitte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɪtə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,252
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of witte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for witte is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,252 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Kenntnis haben, sich über etwas Wahres sicher sein; wissen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for witte, with forms such as "iwtte", "wite", and "witet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Witz", "Worte", "Witze", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is witte, spelled W-I-T-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kenntnis haben, sich über etwas Wahres sicher sein; wissen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwtte,wite,witet,wtite,wwitte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for witte

Misspelling Variants of "witte"

iwtte5wite4witet5wtite5wwitte6
Misspelling Variants of "witte"

Frequency rank: #26,252 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "witte"?
"witte" is spelled W-I-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪtə].
What does "witte" mean?
As a verb, "witte" means: Kenntnis haben, sich über etwas Wahres sicher sein; wissen
What words are commonly confused with "witte"?
"witte" is commonly confused with "Witz", "Worte", "Witze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "witte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "witte" is [ˈvɪtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "witte" come from?
"witte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.