frotzeln
[ˈfʁɔt͡sl̩n]
The verdict
“frotzeln” 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) - sich leicht abfällig, mit zwinkerndem Auge über jemanden lustig machen, jemanden nicht ganz ernst gemeint leicht abfällig anmachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-frotzeln · frotzeln · German
frotzeln · 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 "F" 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 | frotzeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfʁɔt͡sl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „frotzeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
frotzeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfʁɔt͡sl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich leicht abfällig, mit zwinkerndem Auge über jemanden lustig machen, jemanden nicht ganz ernst gemeint leicht abfällig anmachen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for frotzeln, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is frotzeln, spelled F-R-O-T-Z-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich leicht abfällig, mit zwinkerndem Auge über jemanden lustig machen, jemanden nicht ganz ernst gemeint leicht abfällig anmachen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how frotzeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit seinen anzüglichen Bemerkungen frotzelt er alle.
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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.