klatscht

Name: klatscht, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[klat͡ʃt]

/[klat͡ʃt]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“klatscht” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,809. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,809
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klatschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-klatscht · klatscht · German

klatscht · rank #27,809 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #27,809
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-1 1 vowel
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH klarmachen

Nearest frequency peer: klarmachen (-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.

kirchlich

72,195
klargestellt

72,194
klarmachen

72,193
klatscht

72,192
Klon

72,191
Klosterkirc…

72,190

What this shows „klatscht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

klatscht vs Klatsch

75% similar

klatscht vs klatsche

88% similar

klatscht vs klatschen

78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for klatscht
Property	Value
Headword	klatscht
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[klat͡ʃt]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#27,809
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „klatscht“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.klatschtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#27,809

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „klarmachen“ (#27,808), „Klon“ (#27,810), „klargestellt“ (#27,807). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „klatscht“ bei #27,809. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around klatscht (IPA [klat͡ʃt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,809 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for klatscht, with forms such as "kaltscht", "kklatscht", and "klastcht". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Klatsch", "klatsche", "klatschen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is klatscht, spelled K-L-A-T-S-C-H-T.

Definition

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2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klatschen
2
2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klatschen
3
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klatschen
4
2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klatschen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

kaltscht
kklatscht
klastcht
klatcsht
klatsccht
klatschht
klatschtt
klatscth
klatshct
klatsscht
klattscht
kllatscht
kltascht
lkatscht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of klatscht - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "klatscht"

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 "klatscht"?

"klatscht" is spelled K-L-A-T-S-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [klat͡ʃt].

What does "klatscht" mean?

As a verb, "klatscht" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klatschen

What words are commonly confused with "klatscht"?

"klatscht" is commonly confused with "Klatsch", "klatsche", "klatschen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "klatscht"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klatscht" is [klat͡ʃt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "klatscht" come from?

"klatscht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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