Witz

\vɪt͡s\

/\vɪt͡s\/ noun

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The verdict

“Witz” is uncommon French (frequency #84,436 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,436
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mot d’esprit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-witz · Witz · French

Witz · rank #84,436 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,436
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH Winckler

Nearest frequency peer: Winckler (-2 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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Witz »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Witz » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Witz
PropertyValue
HeadwordWitz
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɪt͡s\
Letters4
Frequency rank#84,436
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Witz » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Witztombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Winckler » (#84,434), « XPs » (#84,439), « wha » (#84,432). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « Witz » est au #84,436. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Witz is uncommon French at frequency #84,436 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɪt͡s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Witz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Witz, spelled W-I-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mot d’esprit.
  2. 2
    Blague, plaisanterie.
  3. 3
    Esprit, vivacité dans la réflexion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Witz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er kennt sehr gute Witze.
  2. Natürlich ist ein Krieg kein Witz, aber im Krieg kann Witz eine Waffe sein.

Synonyms

Scherz

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Witz"?
"Witz" is spelled W-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \vɪt͡s\.
What does "Witz" mean?
As a noun, "Witz" means: Mot d’esprit.
How do you pronounce "Witz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Witz" is \vɪt͡s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Witz" come from?
"Witz" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unum#84,404Tyne#84,400tura#84,398Aceh#84,479

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list