Lätzchen

[ˈlɛt͡sçən]

/[ˈlɛt͡sçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lätzchen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,779 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,779
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines Tuch als Schutz vor Verschmutzung beim Essen, das um den Hals herum gebunden wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-latzchen · Lätzchen · German

Lätzchen · rank #98,779 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,779
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH länderübergre…

Nearest frequency peer: länderübergreifenden (-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 „Lätzchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lätzchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLätzchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛt͡sçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,779
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lätzchen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lätzchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „länderübergreifenden“ (#98,778), „lösbare“ (#98,780), „lächelten“ (#98,777). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lätzchen“ bei #98,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lätzchen is uncommon German at frequency #98,779 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛt͡sçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Tuch als Schutz vor Verschmutzung beim Essen, das um den Hals herum gebunden wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Lätzchen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Lätzchen, spelled L-Ä-T-Z-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines Tuch als Schutz vor Verschmutzung beim Essen, das um den Hals herum gebunden wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lätzchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Den Kleinkindern bindet man vor dem Essen ein Lätzchen um den Hals.
  2. Gustav empfand es als sehr erniedrigend, dass man ihm ein Lätzchen umband, was dachten sie bloß von ihm.

This word in other languages

bib(English)babero(Español)bavette(Français)

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 "Lätzchen"?
"Lätzchen" is spelled L-Ä-T-Z-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛt͡sçən].
What does "Lätzchen" mean?
As a noun, "Lätzchen" means: kleines Tuch als Schutz vor Verschmutzung beim Essen, das um den Hals herum gebunden wird
How do you pronounce "Lätzchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lätzchen" is [ˈlɛt͡sçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lätzchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list