Patschen
[ˈpat͡ʃn̩]
The verdict
“Patschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Hausschuh
Corpus desk
Index DE-patschen · Patschen · German
Patschen · 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 "P" 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 | Patschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpat͡ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Patschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Patschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpat͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Patschen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Patschen, spelled P-A-T-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Hausschuh
- 2kaputter Reifen, Platten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Patschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich kann meine Patschen nicht finden.
Das Fahrrad hat schon wieder einen Patschen.
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.