witzig
German, adjective/ˈvɪtsɪç/
witzig is spelled W-I-T-Z-I-G (6 letters) and appears 34 times per million words in written German, the 2,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Witzig is a German adjective meaning “funny, humorous, witty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Eigenschaft besitzend andere zum Lachen zu bringen”.
What does witzig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
funny, humorous, witty
- 2
archaicresourceful
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. die Eigenschaft besitzend andere zum Lachen zu bringen 2. merkwürdig, seltsam 3. einfallsreich, findig, klug
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 witzig
- witziger masculine nominative singular
- am witzigsten superlative
- witzige feminine nominative singular
- witziges neuter nominative singular
- witzigen genitive masculine singular
- witzigem dative masculine singular
- der witzige definite includes-article masculine
- die witzige definite feminine includes-article
- das witzige definite includes-article neuter
- die witzigen definite includes-article nominative
- des witzigen definite genitive includes-article
- der witzigen definite feminine genitive
- dem witzigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce witzig?
- Germany /ˈvɪtsɪç/
- Austria /ˈvɪtsɪk/
- [ˈvɪt͡sɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to witzig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is witzig in German?
witzig appears 34 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).