klatschten
[ˈklat͡ʃtn̩]
The verdict
“klatschten” is uncommon German (frequency #76,966 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,966
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klatschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-klatschten · klatschten · German
klatschten · rank #76,966 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,966
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Klassenfeind
Nearest frequency peer: Klassenfeind (-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 “klatschten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- klammheimli…
klammheimlich
23,037 corpus weight
- Klassenfeind
Klassenfeind
23,036 corpus weight
- klatschten
klatschten
23,035 corpus weight
- klaute
klaute
23,034 corpus weight
- Kleide
Kleide
23,033 corpus weight
- Kleinstaaten
Kleinstaaten
23,031 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “klatschten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | klatschten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈklat͡ʃtn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #76,966 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “klatschten” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
klatschten is uncommon German at frequency #76,966 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈklat͡ʃtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for klatschten, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is klatschten, spelled K-L-A-T-S-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klatschen
- 21. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klatschen
- 33. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs klatschen
- 43. Person Plural 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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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