Witze

[ˈvɪt͡sə]

/[ˈvɪt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Witze” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,478. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,478
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Witz

Corpus desk

Index DE-witze · Witze · German

Witze · rank #4,478 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,478
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH womöglich

Nearest frequency peer: womöglich (+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 „Witze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Witze“ 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).

Witze vs würze
40% similar
Witze vs write
40% similar
Witze vs witzig
50% similar

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

Key facts for Witze
PropertyValue
HeadwordWitze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪt͡sə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,478
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Witze“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „womöglich“ (#4,479), „Web“ (#4,476), „zugelassen“ (#4,480). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Witze“ bei #4,478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Witze (IPA [ˈvɪt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,478 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Witze, with forms such as "iwtze", "witez", and "wittze". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "würze", "write", "witzig", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Witze, spelled W-I-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Witz
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Witz
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Witz
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Witz

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwtze
  • witez
  • wittze
  • witzze
  • wizte
  • wtize
  • wwitze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Witze - 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.

iwtze2witez2wittze1witzze1wizte2wtize2wwitze1
Edit distance from "Witze"

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 "Witze"?
"Witze" is spelled W-I-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪt͡sə].
What does "Witze" mean?
As a noun, "Witze" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Witz
What words are commonly confused with "Witze"?
"Witze" is commonly confused with "würze", "write", "witzig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Witze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Witze" is [ˈvɪt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Witze" come from?
"Witze" 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 "Witze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Adolf#4,484Tempo#4,468Söhne#4,467Oscar#4,456

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Brille7 variantsModus7 variantsFazit7 variantsJacke7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list