grätschen
[ˈɡʁɛːt͡ʃn̩]
The verdict
“grätschen” 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) - die Beine spreizen; die Füße weit seitlich hinausstrecken
Corpus desk
Index DE-gratschen · grätschen · German
grätschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | grätschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɛːt͡ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „grätschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
grätschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛːt͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
grätschen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is grätschen, spelled G-R-Ä-T-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Beine spreizen; die Füße weit seitlich hinausstrecken
- 2einem Gegenspieler aggressiv begegnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grätschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um über mich zu springen, musst du die Beine grätschen.
Beim Sprung über das Pferd grätschte er die Beine.
Antonyms
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.