Quatsch

[kvat͡ʃ]

/[kvat͡ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Quatsch” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,842. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,842
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unkluge, ungereimte Aussage oder Aussagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-quatsch · Quatsch · German

Quatsch · rank #3,842 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,842
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Profi

Nearest frequency peer: Profi (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Quatsch”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Quatsch” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Quatsch vs quatscht
75% similar
Quatsch vs quatschen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Quatsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuatsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kvat͡ʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,842
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Quatsch” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Quatschliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Profi“ (#3,841), „Reihen“ (#3,843), „probieren“ (#3,840). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Quatsch (IPA [kvat͡ʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,842 among 216 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Quatsch, with forms such as "qautsch", "qquatsch", and "quastch". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "quatscht", "quatschen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Quatsch, spelled Q-U-A-T-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    unkluge, ungereimte Aussage oder Aussagen
  2. 2
    Torheit; falsche, unüberlegte, unkluge Handlung
  3. 3
    Alberei; kindisches Benehmen
  4. 4
    etwas Unsinniges
  5. 5
    breiiger Matsch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Red nicht solchen Quatsch, natürlich kommt er wieder nach Hause!
  2. Das ist doch Quatsch, so kann es gar nicht gewesen sein.

This word in other languages

nonsense(English)tonterías(Español)balivernes(Français)bobagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qautsch
  • qquatsch
  • quastch
  • quatcsh
  • quatscch
  • quatschh
  • quatshc
  • quatssch
  • quattsch
  • qutasch
  • uqatsch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Quatsch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qautsch2qquatsch1quastch2quatcsh2quatscch1quatschh1quatshc2quatssch1
Edit distance from "Quatsch"

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 "Quatsch"?
"Quatsch" is spelled Q-U-A-T-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [kvat͡ʃ].
What does "Quatsch" mean?
As a noun, "Quatsch" means: unkluge, ungereimte Aussage oder Aussagen
What words are commonly confused with "Quatsch"?
"Quatsch" is commonly confused with "quatscht", "quatschen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Quatsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quatsch" is [kvat͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quatsch" come from?
"Quatsch" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schrift#3,845Manfred#3,830Aspekte#3,867gerufen#3,816

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

spezielle11 variantseinziges11 variantsbrechen11 variantseinander11 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "Quatsch". Here's where to go from here.

  • "Quatsch" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "quatscht". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,842 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "Q" letter cohort. Q–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list