quetsche

[ˈkvɛt͡ʃə]

/[ˈkvɛt͡ʃə]/ verb

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The verdict

“quetsche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quetschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-quetsche · quetsche · German

quetsche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Q" 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.

Key facts for quetsche
PropertyValue
Headwordquetsche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkvɛt͡ʃə]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „quetsche“ im Deutschen

quetscheschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quetsche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkvɛt͡ʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for quetsche in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is quetsche, spelled Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quetschen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quetschen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quetschen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quetschen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quetsche"?
"quetsche" is spelled Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvɛt͡ʃə].
What does "quetsche" mean?
As a verb, "quetsche" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quetschen
How do you pronounce "quetsche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quetsche" is [ˈkvɛt͡ʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quetsche" come from?
"quetsche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list