Grätsche

[ˈɡʁɛːt͡ʃə]

/[ˈɡʁɛːt͡ʃə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grätsche” is uncommon German (frequency #90,362 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,362
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Körperhaltung mit seitwärts gespreizten Beinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gratsche · Grätsche · German

Grätsche · rank #90,362 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,362
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grundbuchamt

Nearest frequency peer: Grundbuchamt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Grätsche“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Grätsche“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grätsche
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrätsche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁɛːt͡ʃə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,362
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grätsche“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Grätschefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Grundbuchamt“ (#90,361), „grätz“ (#90,363), „Grönlands“ (#90,364). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grätsche“ bei #90,362. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grätsche is uncommon German at frequency #90,362 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛːt͡ʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Grätsche in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Grätsche, spelled G-R-Ä-T-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Körperhaltung mit seitwärts gespreizten Beinen
  2. 2
    Abwehrversuch eines Spielers, bei dem er versucht den Ball mit ausgestreckten Beinen rutschend zu erreichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Grätsche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er ging in die Grätsche, um seine Muskeln zu dehnen.
  2. Der Abwehrspieler versuchte mit einer Grätsche das Schlimmste zu verhindern.

This word in other languages

straddle(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grätsche"?
"Grätsche" is spelled G-R-Ä-T-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɛːt͡ʃə].
What does "Grätsche" mean?
As a noun, "Grätsche" means: eine Körperhaltung mit seitwärts gespreizten Beinen
How do you pronounce "Grätsche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grätsche" is [ˈɡʁɛːt͡ʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grätsche" come from?
"Grätsche" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grätsche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

guidance#90,366graduell#90,349haariger#90,375Gradient#90,348

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list