ditschen
[ˈdɪt͡ʃn̩]
The verdict
“ditschen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen Stein so auf eine Wasseroberfläche werfen, dass er möglichst oft wieder hochspringt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ditschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdɪt͡ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ditschen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ditschen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɪt͡ʃn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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.
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Using “ditschen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-I-T-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɪt͡ʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.