Wortwitz
[ˈvɔʁtˌvɪt͡s]
The verdict
“Wortwitz” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,736
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch entsprechende Wortwahl erzeugte witzige Äußerung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wortwitz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɔʁtˌvɪt͡s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #39,736 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wortwitz” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Wortwitz (IPA [ˈvɔʁtˌvɪt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,736 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durch entsprechende Wortwahl erzeugte witzige Äußerung".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wortwitz, with forms such as "owrtwitz", "worrtwitz", and "wortiwtz". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Wortwitz, spelled W-O-R-T-W-I-T-Z.
Definition
- 1durch entsprechende Wortwahl erzeugte witzige Äußerung
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- owrtwitz
- worrtwitz
- wortiwtz
- worttwitz
- wortwittz
- wortwitzz
- wortwizt
- wortwtiz
- wortwwitz
- worwtitz
- wotrwitz
- wrotwitz
- wwortwitz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wortwitz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Wortwitz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-O-R-T-W-I-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.