plantschen
[ˈplant͡ʃn̩]
The verdict
“plantschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Wasser herumtollen (gewöhnlich im Nichtschwimmerbereich)
Corpus desk
Index DE-plantschen · plantschen · German
plantschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | plantschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈplant͡ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „plantschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
plantschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈplant͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for plantschen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is plantschen, spelled P-L-A-N-T-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1im Wasser herumtollen (gewöhnlich im Nichtschwimmerbereich)
- 2mit Wasser herumspritzen
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.