Witzfigur
[ˈvɪt͡sfɪˌɡuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Witzfigur” is uncommon German (frequency #50,205 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,205
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Protagonist eines Witzes
Corpus desk
Index DE-witzfigur · Witzfigur · German
Witzfigur · rank #50,205 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,205
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH workflow
Nearest frequency peer: workflow (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Witzfigur”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Wildtieren
Wildtieren
49,799 corpus weight
- wintern
wintern
49,798 corpus weight
- Witzfigur
Witzfigur
49,796 corpus weight
- workflow
workflow
49,795 corpus weight
- wähnt
wähnt
49,794 corpus weight
- Yachten
Yachten
49,793 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Witzfigur” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Witzfigur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪt͡sfɪˌɡuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #50,205 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Witzfigur” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Witzfigur is uncommon German at frequency #50,205 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪt͡sfɪˌɡuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Witzfigur has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Witzfigur, spelled W-I-T-Z-F-I-G-U-R.
Definition
- 1Protagonist eines Witzes
- 2lächerlich wirkende, nicht ernst zu nehmende Person
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Witzfigur", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency 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.