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 May 6, 2026) - sich leicht abfällig, mit zwinkerndem Auge über jemanden lustig machen, jemanden nicht ganz ernst gemeint leicht abfällig anmachen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frotzeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfʁɔt͡sl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frotzeln” sits in German frequency
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
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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 “frotzeln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-R-O-T-Z-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfʁɔt͡sl̩n] (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.