ratzfatz
German, adverb[ˌʁat͡sˈfat͡s]
ratzfatz is spelled R-A-T-Z-F-A-T-Z (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 80,178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ratzfatz is a German adverb meaning “in a flash, in no time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sehr schnell”.
What does ratzfatz mean in English?
adverb
- 1
colloquialin a flash, in no time
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. sehr schnell
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce ratzfatz?
- [ˌʁat͡sˈfat͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ratzfatz in German?
ratzfatz appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).