kratzend
[ˈkʁat͡sn̩t]
The verdict
“kratzend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs kratzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kratzend · kratzend · German
kratzend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | kratzend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkʁat͡sn̩t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kratzend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kratzend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʁat͡sn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs kratzen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kratzend, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kratzend, spelled K-R-A-T-Z-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Partizip Präsens des Verbs kratzen
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.