klatschte

[ˈklat͡ʃtə]

/[ˈklat͡ʃtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“klatschte” is uncommon German (frequency #52,992 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,992
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klatschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-klatschte · klatschte · German

klatschte · rank #52,992 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,992
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kinderprogramm

Nearest frequency peer: Kinderprogramm (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „klatschte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „klatschte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for klatschte
PropertyValue
Headwordklatschte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈklat͡ʃtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,992
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „klatschte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).klatschtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kinderprogramm“ (#52,991), „Klavierspiel“ (#52,993), „Kichererbsen“ (#52,990). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „klatschte“ bei #52,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

klatschte is uncommon German at frequency #52,992 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈklat͡ʃtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for klatschte, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is klatschte, spelled K-L-A-T-S-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klatschen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klatschen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klatschen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klatschen

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 "klatschte"?
"klatschte" is spelled K-L-A-T-S-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklat͡ʃtə].
What does "klatschte" mean?
As a verb, "klatschte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klatschen
How do you pronounce "klatschte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klatschte" is [ˈklat͡ʃtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klatschte" come from?
"klatschte" 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 "klatschte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kathmandu#52,984Kroatiens#53,014intuitive#52,960Leutkirch#53,042

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list