kitzel
[ˈkɪt͡sl̩]
The verdict
“kitzel” is uncommon German (frequency #89,156 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,156
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kitzeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-kitzel · kitzel · German
kitzel · rank #89,156 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,156
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kirgistan
Nearest frequency peer: Kirgistan (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “kitzel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kicherte
kicherte
10,848 corpus weight
- Kindertag
Kindertag
10,847 corpus weight
- Kirgistan
Kirgistan
10,846 corpus weight
- kitzel
kitzel
10,845 corpus weight
- klaglos
klaglos
10,844 corpus weight
- Klassenarbe…
Klassenarbeiten
10,843 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “kitzel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kitzel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkɪt͡sl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #89,156 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “kitzel” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
kitzel is uncommon German at frequency #89,156 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɪt͡sl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for kitzel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kitzel, spelled K-I-T-Z-E-L.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kitzeln
- 21. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kitzeln
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.
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