ratschen

[ˈʁaːt͡ʃn̩]

/[ˈʁaːt͡ʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ratschen” is uncommon German (frequency #97,568 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,568
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich ungezwungen unterhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-ratschen · ratschen · German

ratschen · rank #97,568 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,568
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rauslässt

Nearest frequency peer: rauslässt (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ratschen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ratschen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ratschen
PropertyValue
Headwordratschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaːt͡ʃn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,568
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ratschen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ratschenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rauslässt“ (#97,569), „rasantes“ (#97,566), „Reagenzien“ (#97,570). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ratschen“ bei #97,568. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ratschen is uncommon German at frequency #97,568 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁaːt͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

ratschen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ratschen, spelled R-A-T-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich ungezwungen unterhalten
  2. 2
    viel (und häufig) zu viel erzählen, übel nachreden
  3. 3
    Lärm erzeugen mit Hilfe eines Holzinstruments, genannt Ratsche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Frauen treffen sich nachmittags zum Kaffee trinken und ratschen ein wenig.
  2. Wir haben noch ein bisschen miteinander geratscht.

Synonyms

redenquasselnquatschenschwatzenunterhaltenlabernplauderntratschenrätschengarrenkläpsternklappernkleppernraspelnschledern

This word in other languages

chat(English)

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 "ratschen"?
"ratschen" is spelled R-A-T-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaːt͡ʃn̩].
What does "ratschen" mean?
As a verb, "ratschen" means: sich ungezwungen unterhalten
How do you pronounce "ratschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ratschen" is [ˈʁaːt͡ʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rasantes#97,566Radierer#97,561Reittier#97,595Platzeck#97,519

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list