kratzt

[kʁat͡st]

/[kʁat͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“kratzt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,315
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs kratzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kratzt · kratzt · German

kratzt · rank #20,315 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,315
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Komitees

Nearest frequency peer: Komitees (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „kratzt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

kratzt vs Kraut
50% similar
kratzt vs kreuzt
67% similar
kratzt vs Katz
50% similar

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

Key facts for kratzt
PropertyValue
Headwordkratzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kʁat͡st]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,315
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kratzt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kratztliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Komitees“ (#20,314), „Kreaturen“ (#20,316), „kluger“ (#20,313). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kratzt“ bei #20,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around kratzt (IPA [kʁat͡st]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,315 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for kratzt, with forms such as "kartzt", "kkratzt", and "krattz". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Kraut", "kreuzt", "Katz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kratzt, spelled K-R-A-T-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs kratzen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs kratzen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Präsens Indikativ des Verbs kratzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Imperativ des Verbs kratzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kartzt
  • kkratzt
  • krattz
  • krattzt
  • kratztt
  • kratzzt
  • kraztt
  • krratzt
  • krtazt
  • rkatzt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kratzt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kartzt2kkratzt1krattz2krattzt1kratztt1kratzzt1kraztt2krratzt1
Edit distance from "kratzt"

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 "kratzt"?
"kratzt" is spelled K-R-A-T-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁat͡st].
What does "kratzt" mean?
As a verb, "kratzt" means: 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs kratzen
What words are commonly confused with "kratzt"?
"kratzt" is commonly confused with "Kraut", "kreuzt", "Katz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kratzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kratzt" is [kʁat͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kratzt" come from?
"kratzt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kluger#20,313leerer#20,320leisen#20,323Hüllen#20,302

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

kreiert10 variantsiPhones10 variantsIndizes10 variantsholiday10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list