Kartätsche
German, noun/karˈtɛːt͡ʃə/
Kartätsche is spelled K-A-R-T-Ä-T-S-C-H-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written German, the 464,147th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kartätsche is a German feminine noun meaning “canister shot, grapeshot (form of cartridge to spread hailshot bypassing its thin wall)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Brett mit einem Handgriff zum Glattstreichen des Verputzes”.
What does Kartätsche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecanister shot, grapeshot (form of cartridge to spread hailshot bypassing its thin wall)
- 2
femininesynonym of Reibebrett
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein veraltetes Artilleriegeschoss 2. ein Brett mit einem Handgriff zum Glattstreichen des Verputzes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kartätsche
- Kartätschen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kartätsche?
- /karˈtɛːt͡ʃə/
- [kaʁˈtɛːt͡ʃə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kartätsche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kartätsche in German?
Kartätsche appears about once in every 58 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).