Witz
German, noun/vɪt͡s/
Witz is spelled W-I-T-Z (4 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written German, the 2,115th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Witz is a German masculine noun meaning “joke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine kleine Geschichte oder Ähnliches, das zum Lachen anregen soll”.
What does Witz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejoke
über einen Witz lachen
- 2
colloquialderogatorymasculinejoke (something that is not taken seriously, e.g. due to being very easy, very ineffective, or very arbitrary)
Die Prüfung ist ein Witz, die besteht wirklich jeder.
- 3
masculinewit, humour
- 4
informalmasculinepoint, purpose (the central idea or aspect that makes something worthwhile)
Was war jetzt der Witz der ganzen Aktion?
suffix
- 1
A surname suffix
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine kleine Geschichte oder Ähnliches, das zum Lachen anregen soll 2. etwas lächerlich Erscheinendes; eine groteske, unsinnige Sache 3. ein wacher Verstand, Klugheit, Schlauheit, Kreativität, Findigkeit, Einsicht, Geist, Kenntnis 4. die Fähigkeit, scharfsinnig und dabei lustig zu erzählen oder zu argumentieren
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 Witz
- Witzes genitive
- Witze plural
- Witzchen diminutive neuter
- Witzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Witz?
- /vɪt͡s/
- [vɪt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Witz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Witz in German?
Witz appears 40 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).