ditschen
[ˈdɪt͡ʃn̩]
The verdict
“ditschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Stein so auf eine Wasseroberfläche werfen, dass er möglichst oft wieder hochspringt
Corpus desk
Index DE-ditschen · ditschen · German
ditschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | ditschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdɪt͡ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ditschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ditschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdɪt͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ditschen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ditschen, spelled D-I-T-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Stein so auf eine Wasseroberfläche werfen, dass er möglichst oft wieder hochspringt
- 2an Gegenstände anstoßen
- 3Gebäck in essbare Flüssigkeiten oder Getränke wie Soße, Kaffee, Milch und andere tunken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ditschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie wiegt den Stein in ihren Händen, prüft, wirft ihn ein kleines bißchen hoch, holt aus und lässt ihn über das Wasser ditschen. Dreimal berührt er die Wasseroberfläche, bevor er versinkt.
Eine Chance hat das Flugzeug nur dann, wenn man es über das Wasser ditschen lässt wie einen flachen Kiesel, das heißt: wenn der Pilot es schafft, die Flugzeugnase schön oben zu lassen.
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.