ätzenden

[ˈɛt͡sn̩dən]

/[ˈɛt͡sn̩dən]/ adj

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The verdict

“ätzenden” is uncommon German (frequency #73,167 among 75 “Ä” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,167
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-atzenden · ätzenden · German

ätzenden · rank #73,167 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,167
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH ächzt

Nearest frequency peer: ächzt (-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 „ätzenden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ätzenden
PropertyValue
Headwordätzenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛt͡sn̩dən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,167
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ätzenden“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ätzendenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ächzt“ (#73,166), „être“ (#73,168), „zyklisch“ (#73,165). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ätzenden“ bei #73,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ätzenden is uncommon German at frequency #73,167 among 75 “Ä” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛt͡sn̩dən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

ätzenden doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ätzenden, spelled Ä-T-Z-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "ätzenden"?
"ätzenden" is spelled Ä-T-Z-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛt͡sn̩dən].
What does "ätzenden" mean?
As an adjective, "ätzenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätzend
How do you pronounce "ätzenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ätzenden" is [ˈɛt͡sn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ätzenden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Öhringen#73,169zyklisch#73,165übereilt#73,174Abendrot#73,184

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list