rattern
[ˈʁatɐn]
The verdict
“rattern” is uncommon German (frequency #69,613 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,613
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein rhythmisches, nicht besonders angenehmes Geräusch machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-rattern · rattern · German
rattern · rank #69,613 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,613
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Rationen
Nearest frequency peer: Rationen (-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 „rattern“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- queere
queere
30,391 corpus weight
- Ralle
Ralle
30,390 corpus weight
- Rationen
Rationen
30,389 corpus weight
- rattern
rattern
30,388 corpus weight
- rauschende
rauschende
30,387 corpus weight
- Realitätsve…
Realitätsverlust
30,386 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „rattern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rattern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁatɐn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #69,613 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rattern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rattern is uncommon German at frequency #69,613 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁatɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
rattern has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is rattern, spelled R-A-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1ein rhythmisches, nicht besonders angenehmes Geräusch machen
- 2Geschlechtsverkehr haben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rattern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Maschine rattert so vor sich hin.
Der Zug rattert über die Brücke.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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