Quetschung
[ˈkvɛt͡ʃʊŋ]
The verdict
“Quetschung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Verletzung durch heftigen Druck auf eine Körperstelle, bei dem Körpergewebe zusammengepresst wird
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Index DE-quetschung · Quetschung · German
Quetschung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Quetschung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkvɛt͡ʃʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Quetschung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Quetschung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkvɛt͡ʃʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verletzung durch heftigen Druck auf eine Körperstelle, bei dem Körpergewebe zusammengepresst wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Quetschung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Quetschung, spelled Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Verletzung durch heftigen Druck auf eine Körperstelle, bei dem Körpergewebe zusammengepresst wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Quetschung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er erlitt bei seinem Sturz mehrere Quetschungen.
„Unterhalb des Ohres war eine breite, bleifarbene Quetschung.“
This word in other languages
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.