ätzende

[ˈɛt͡sn̩də]

/[ˈɛt͡sn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“ätzende” is uncommon German (frequency #55,067 among 75 “Ä” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,067
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend

Corpus desk

Index DE-atzende · ätzende · German

ätzende · rank #55,067 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,067
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ödipus

Nearest frequency peer: Ödipus (+1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ätzende“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ätzende“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ätzende
PropertyValue
Headwordätzende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛt͡sn̩də]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,067
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ätzende“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ätzendefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ödipus“ (#55,068), „Zwischenräume“ (#55,065), „zweisprachige“ (#55,064). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ätzende“ bei #55,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ätzende is uncommon German at frequency #55,067 among 75 “Ä” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛt͡sn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ätzende in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ätzende, spelled Ä-T-Z-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend

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 "ätzende"?
"ätzende" is spelled Ä-T-Z-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛt͡sn̩də].
What does "ätzende" mean?
As an adjective, "ätzende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
How do you pronounce "ätzende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ätzende" is [ˈɛt͡sn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ätzende" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list