die Kurve kratzen
[diː ˈkʊʁvə ˈkʁat͡sn̩]
The verdict
“die Kurve kratzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verschwinden, sich davon machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-die-kurve-kratzen · die Kurve kratzen · German
die Kurve kratzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | die Kurve kratzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [diː ˈkʊʁvə ˈkʁat͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „die Kurve kratzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
die Kurve kratzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [diː ˈkʊʁvə ˈkʁat͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
die Kurve kratzen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is die Kurve kratzen, spelled D-I-E- -K-U-R-V-E- -K-R-A-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1verschwinden, sich davon machen
- 2einer misslichen Lage knapp entrinnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how die Kurve kratzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der hat vorsichtshalber die Kurve gekratzt.
Kratz die Kurve!
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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.