hatch

[hætʃ]

/[hætʃ]/ verb

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The verdict

“hatch” is uncommon German (frequency #72,511 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,511
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schlüpfen, ausschlüpfen

Key facts for hatch
PropertyValue
Headwordhatch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hætʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,511
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hatch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hatch lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hatch is uncommon German at frequency #72,511 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hætʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for hatch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hatch, spelled H-A-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    schlüpfen, ausschlüpfen
  2. 2
    schraffieren
  3. 3
    brüten
  4. 4
    etwas aushecken, ausbrüten

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 "hatch"?
"hatch" is spelled H-A-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [hætʃ].
What does "hatch" mean?
As a verb, "hatch" means: schlüpfen, ausschlüpfen
How do you pronounce "hatch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hatch" is [hætʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hatch" come from?
"hatch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “hatch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-T-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hætʃ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list