Retusche
[ʁeˈtʊʃə]
The verdict
“Retusche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das nachträgliche Verändern einer Fotografie oder eines Bildes
Corpus desk
Index DE-retusche · Retusche · German
Retusche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Retusche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁeˈtʊʃə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Retusche“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Retusche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeˈtʊʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Retusche in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Retusche, spelled R-E-T-U-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1das nachträgliche Verändern einer Fotografie oder eines Bildes
- 2Teil einer Fotografie oder eines Bildes, das nachträglich verändert wurde
- 3Bearbeitung eines Steins, damit aus ihm ein Werkzeug entsteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Retusche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unsere Firma bietet auch digitale Retusche von Fotos.
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.