Ratschlag

[ˈʁaːtˌʃlaːk]

/[ˈʁaːtˌʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ratschlag” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,708. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,708
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einzelne zur Bewältigung eines Problems gegebene Empfehlung

Corpus desk

Index DE-ratschlag · Ratschlag · German

Ratschlag · rank #20,708 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,708
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH ragt

Nearest frequency peer: ragt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ratschlag“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ratschlag“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Ratschlag vs Ratschläge
80% similar
Ratschlag vs Ratschlägen
73% similar

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

Key facts for Ratschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordRatschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaːtˌʃlaːk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,708
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ratschlag“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ratschlagliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ragt“ (#20,707), „Reaktor“ (#20,709), „qualitative“ (#20,706). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ratschlag“ bei #20,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Ratschlag (IPA [ˈʁaːtˌʃlaːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,708 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einzelne zur Bewältigung eines Problems gegebene Empfehlung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ratschlag, with forms such as "artschlag", "rastchlag", and "ratcshlag". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Ratschläge", "Ratschlägen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ratschlag, spelled R-A-T-S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    einzelne zur Bewältigung eines Problems gegebene Empfehlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Danke, dein Ratschlag hat mir sehr geholfen.
  2. Aber nicht nur Unternehmer-Grünschnäbel profitieren von professionellen Ratschlägen Außenstehender.

Synonyms

EmpfehlungHinweisRatTippVerweisVorschlag

This word in other languages

advice(English)consejo(Español)conseil(Français)conselho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • artschlag
  • rastchlag
  • ratcshlag
  • ratscchlag
  • ratschalg
  • ratschhlag
  • ratschlagg
  • ratschlga
  • ratschllag
  • ratsclhag
  • ratshclag
  • ratsschlag
  • rattschlag
  • rratschlag
  • rtaschlag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ratschlag - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

artschlag2rastchlag2ratcshlag2ratscchlag1ratschalg2ratschhlag1ratschlagg1ratschlga2
Edit distance from "Ratschlag"

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 "Ratschlag"?
"Ratschlag" is spelled R-A-T-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaːtˌʃlaːk].
What does "Ratschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Ratschlag" means: einzelne zur Bewältigung eines Problems gegebene Empfehlung
What words are commonly confused with "Ratschlag"?
"Ratschlag" is commonly confused with "Ratschläge", "Ratschlägen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ratschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ratschlag" is [ˈʁaːtˌʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ratschlag" come from?
"Ratschlag" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfarrhaus#20,695schädigen#20,736stündlich#20,747mehrfache#20,663

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

qualitative15 variantsReporterin15 variantsPolitikers15 variantsMehrheiten15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list