ätsch

[ɛːt͡ʃ]

/[ɛːt͡ʃ]/ intj

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The verdict

“ätsch” is uncommon German (frequency #87,329 among 1,202 “Ä” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,329
frequency rank, German
1,202
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ich bin besser als du, ich kann mehr als du, ich habe mehr oder Besseres als du

Key facts for ätsch
PropertyValue
Headwordätsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ɛːt͡ʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,329
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ätsch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ätsch lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ätsch is uncommon German at frequency #87,329 among 1,202 “Ä” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ɛːt͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ätsch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ätsch, spelled Ä-T-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    ich bin besser als du, ich kann mehr als du, ich habe mehr oder Besseres als du
  2. 2
    geschieht dir recht, ich gönne dir den Schaden

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 "ätsch"?
"ätsch" is spelled Ä-T-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛːt͡ʃ].
What does "ätsch" mean?
As an interjection, "ätsch" means: ich bin besser als du, ich kann mehr als du, ich habe mehr oder Besseres als du
How do you pronounce "ätsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ätsch" is [ɛːt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ätsch" come from?
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Using “ätsch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ä-T-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛːt͡ʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list