Wittstock

[ˈvɪtˌʃtɔk]

/[ˈvɪtˌʃtɔk]/ name

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The verdict

“Wittstock” is uncommon German (frequency #69,906 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,906
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland

Key facts for Wittstock
PropertyValue
HeadwordWittstock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈvɪtˌʃtɔk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,906
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wittstock” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Wittstock lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wittstock is uncommon German at frequency #69,906 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈvɪtˌʃtɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wittstock, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wittstock, spelled W-I-T-T-S-T-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland

Synonyms

Wittstock/Dosse

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 "Wittstock"?
"Wittstock" is spelled W-I-T-T-S-T-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪtˌʃtɔk].
What does "Wittstock" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wittstock" means: eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Wittstock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wittstock" is [ˈvɪtˌʃtɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wittstock" come from?
"Wittstock" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Wittstock”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-I-T-T-S-T-O-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɪtˌʃtɔk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list