Kratzbürste
[ˈkʁat͡sˌbʏʁstə]
The verdict
“Kratzbürste” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die wenig Entgegenkommen zeigt und sich gegebenenfalls deutlich zur Wehr setzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kratzburste · Kratzbürste · German
Kratzbürste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kratzbürste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁat͡sˌbʏʁstə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kratzbürste“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kratzbürste is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁat͡sˌbʏʁstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die wenig Entgegenkommen zeigt und sich gegebenenfalls deutlich zur Wehr setzt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kratzbürste, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kratzbürste, spelled K-R-A-T-Z-B-Ü-R-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Person, die wenig Entgegenkommen zeigt und sich gegebenenfalls deutlich zur Wehr setzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kratzbürste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als wir nach dem Essen einen Spaziergang machten, ließen mich die drei Freundinnen, meine Wünsche erratend, mit der schönen Kratzbürste allein, die allen meinen zärtlichen Bemühungen widerstand und mir fast jede Hoffnung nahm, ihrer Herr zu werden.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.