Witzbold
[ˈvɪt͡sˌbɔlt]
The verdict
“Witzbold” is uncommon German (frequency #59,345 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,345
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - oft abwertend: jemand, der gern (schlechte) Witze macht
Corpus desk
Index DE-witzbold · Witzbold · German
Witzbold · rank #59,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,345
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH wrap
Nearest frequency peer: wrap (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Witzbold“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- wildem
wildem
40,660 corpus weight
- wins
wins
40,659 corpus weight
- Wirkstoffen
Wirkstoffen
40,658 corpus weight
- Witzbold
Witzbold
40,656 corpus weight
- wrap
wrap
40,655 corpus weight
- wunderst
wunderst
40,654 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Witzbold“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Witzbold |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪt͡sˌbɔlt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #59,345 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Witzbold“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Witzbold is uncommon German at frequency #59,345 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪt͡sˌbɔlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "oft abwertend: jemand, der gern (schlechte) Witze macht".
Zero misspellings are on record for Witzbold in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Witzbold, spelled W-I-T-Z-B-O-L-D.
Definition
- 1oft abwertend: jemand, der gern (schlechte) Witze macht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Witzbold appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Genau wie wir zu Tieren werden, wenn wir nach vorn gehen, weil es das einzige ist, was uns durchbringt, so werden wir zu oberflächlichen Witzbolden und Schlafmützen, wenn wir in Ruhe sind.“
„Noch heutzutage gilt der Appenzeller als Witzbold.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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