die Kurve kratzen
[diː ˈkʊʁvə ˈkʁat͡sn̩]
The verdict
“die Kurve kratzen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - verschwinden, sich davon machen
| 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) |
Where “die Kurve kratzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for die Kurve kratzen is 17 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [diː ˈkʊʁvə ˈkʁat͡sn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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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.
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Using “die Kurve kratzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-I-E- -K-U-R-V-E- -K-R-A-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [diː ˈkʊʁvə ˈkʁat͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.