Dickerchen
[ˈdɪkɐçən]
The verdict
“Dickerchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rundlicher Mensch, wohlgenährtes Kind
Corpus desk
Index DE-dickerchen · Dickerchen · German
Dickerchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dickerchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɪkɐçən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dickerchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dickerchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪkɐçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rundlicher Mensch, wohlgenährtes Kind".
No misspelling variants are generated for Dickerchen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dickerchen, spelled D-I-C-K-E-R-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1rundlicher Mensch, wohlgenährtes Kind
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Dickerchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Früher hatte ihn die Mutter Dickerchen genannt.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.