gautschen
[ˈɡaʊ̯t͡ʃn̩]
The verdict
“gautschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schaukeln, wiegen, sich wiegend bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gautschen · gautschen · German
gautschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gautschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡaʊ̯t͡ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gautschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gautschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡaʊ̯t͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for gautschen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gautschen, spelled G-A-U-T-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1schaukeln, wiegen, sich wiegend bewegen
- 2pressen, Papierbogen aus der Formbütte nehmen und das Wasser auspressen
- 3Lehrling im Druckereigewerbe wassertaufen
- 4Flüssigkeiten oder Nahrungsmittel ungeschickt behandeln, schlabbern
- 5Flüssigkeit zum Überschwappen bringen, spritzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gautschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er lacht, das kennt er schon, er versucht zu besänftigen, setzt sich bei mir auf die Lehne und gautscht besoffen rum, macht Späßchen und lacht selbst darüber.
Das Wort Gautschen ist der Fachsprache der Papiermacher entnommen. Dort werden Papierbahnen zusammengepresst, um das Wasser wegzubringen, was gautschen heißt.
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.