witzlos
German, adjective/ˈvɪt͡sloːs/
witzlos is spelled W-I-T-Z-L-O-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 90,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Witzlos is a German adjective meaning “witless, dull, lacking cleverness and humour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne Witz; nicht witzig oder geistreich”.
What does witzlos mean in English?
adjective
- 1
witless, dull, lacking cleverness and humour
- 2
informalpointless (having no purpose)
Kreuzworträtsel ausfüllen, wenn man alles im Internet nachkuckt, ist doch witzlos.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ohne Witz; nicht witzig oder geistreich 2. nicht sinnvoll
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 witzlos
- witzloser masculine nominative singular
- am witzlosesten superlative
- witzlose feminine nominative singular
- witzloses neuter nominative singular
- witzlosen genitive masculine singular
- witzlosem dative masculine singular
- der witzlose definite includes-article masculine
- die witzlose definite feminine includes-article
- das witzlose definite includes-article neuter
- die witzlosen definite includes-article nominative
- des witzlosen definite genitive includes-article
- der witzlosen definite feminine genitive
- dem witzlosen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce witzlos?
- /ˈvɪt͡sloːs/
- [ˈvɪt͡sloːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to witzlos
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is witzlos in German?
witzlos appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).