retuschieren
[ʁetuˈʃiːʁən]
The verdict
“retuschieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Foto verändern, verbessern
Corpus desk
Index DE-retuschieren · retuschieren · German
retuschieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | retuschieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʁetuˈʃiːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „retuschieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
retuschieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁetuˈʃiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for retuschieren in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 retuschieren, spelled R-E-T-U-S-C-H-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Foto verändern, verbessern
- 2etwas positiver darstellen als es eigentlich ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how retuschieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Bild war nicht gelungen und musste stark retuschiert werden.
Längst ist es weit verbreitet und scheints legitim, die Wirklichkeit ein wenig oder auch mehr zu retuschieren.
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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.