witzeln
[ˈvɪt͡sl̩n]
The verdict
“witzeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lustige/spaßige Bemerkungen machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-witzeln · witzeln · German
witzeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | witzeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvɪt͡sl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „witzeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
witzeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɪt͡sl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lustige/spaßige Bemerkungen machen".
witzeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is witzeln, spelled W-I-T-Z-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1lustige/spaßige Bemerkungen machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how witzeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir witzelten ein bißchen herum, plötzlich wurde er ernst.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.