die Grätsche machen

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The verdict

“die Grätsche machen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sterben, kaputtgehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-die-gratsche-machen · die Grätsche machen · German

die Grätsche machen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for die Grätsche machen
PropertyValue
Headworddie Grätsche machen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “die Grätsche machen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

die Grätsche machensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

die Grätsche machen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sterben, kaputtgehen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for die Grätsche machen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is die Grätsche machen, spelled D-I-E- -G-R-Ä-T-S-C-H-E- -M-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sterben, kaputtgehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how die Grätsche machen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Auch das Nervensystem machte die Grätsche in Form einer kritischen Polyneuropathie, was nichts anderes bedeutete, als dass Harrer an Armen und Beinen fast vollständig gelähmt war.“
  2. Ich hatte schon Angst, der macht die Grätsche, aber dann hat sich Onkel Otto wieder berappelt.

Synonyms

den Geist aufgeben

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "die Grätsche machen"?
"die Grätsche machen" is spelled D-I-E- -G-R-Ä-T-S-C-H-E- -M-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "die Grätsche machen" mean?
As a phrase, "die Grätsche machen" means: sterben, kaputtgehen
How do you pronounce "die Grätsche machen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "die Grätsche machen" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "die Grätsche machen" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list