witzlos

[ˈvɪt͡sloːs]

/[ˈvɪt͡sloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“witzlos” is uncommon German (frequency #91,160 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,160
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Witz; nicht witzig oder geistreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-witzlos · witzlos · German

witzlos · rank #91,160 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,160
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH witness

Nearest frequency peer: witness (-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 „witzlos“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „witzlos“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for witzlos
PropertyValue
Headwordwitzlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɪt͡sloːs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,160
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „witzlos“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.witzlosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „witness“ (#91,159), „Wolfsrudel“ (#91,164), „wollende“ (#91,165). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „witzlos“ bei #91,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

witzlos is uncommon German at frequency #91,160 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪt͡sloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for witzlos, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is witzlos, spelled W-I-T-Z-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Witz; nicht witzig oder geistreich
  2. 2
    nicht sinnvoll

Synonyms

sinnlos

Antonyms

witzigsinnvoll

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 "witzlos"?
"witzlos" is spelled W-I-T-Z-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪt͡sloːs].
What does "witzlos" mean?
As an adjective, "witzlos" means: ohne Witz; nicht witzig oder geistreich
How do you pronounce "witzlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "witzlos" is [ˈvɪt͡sloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "witzlos" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "witzlos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

witness#91,159willing#91,153Wozniak#91,167Würfels#91,170

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list