Polyglot Dictionary

Witz

/vɪts/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Witze

Meaning

  1. joke

    • Er erzählte einen lustigen Witz.

      He told a funny joke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Scherz

Witz is a joke told aloud, often with a punchline; Scherz leans toward a playful prank or jest.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

piada

piada is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "joke."

Practice

1 What does Witz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er erzählte einen lustigen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Witz?

See also

nouncore-vocabulary

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