quetscht

[kvɛt͡ʃt]

/[kvɛt͡ʃt]/ verb

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The verdict

“quetscht” is uncommon German (frequency #78,434 among 3,618 “Q” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,434
frequency rank, German
3,618
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quetschen

Key facts for quetscht
PropertyValue
Headwordquetscht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kvɛt͡ʃt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,434
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quetscht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). quetscht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quetscht is uncommon German at frequency #78,434 among 3,618 “Q” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kvɛt͡ʃt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for quetscht in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is quetscht, spelled Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quetschen
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quetschen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quetschen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Indikativ 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); 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 "quetscht"?
"quetscht" is spelled Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kvɛt͡ʃt].
What does "quetscht" mean?
As a verb, "quetscht" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quetschen
How do you pronounce "quetscht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quetscht" is [kvɛt͡ʃt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quetscht" come from?
"quetscht" 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.
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Using “quetscht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kvɛt͡ʃt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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