catcher
[ˈkæt͡ʃə]
The verdict
“catcher” is uncommon German (frequency #69,092 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,092
- frequency rank, German
- 20,081
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fänger
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | catcher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkæt͡ʃə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #69,092 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “catcher” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
catcher is uncommon German at frequency #69,092 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkæt͡ʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for catcher in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is catcher, spelled C-A-T-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Fänger
- 2Catcher, Fänger
- 3passiver Partner / passive Partnerin beim Analverkehr, bei dem/der der Penis eingeführt wird
Synonyms
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.
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Using “catcher”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-A-T-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkæt͡ʃə] (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
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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.