Sketchen

[ˈskɛt͡ʃn̩]

/[ˈskɛt͡ʃn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sketchen” is uncommon German (frequency #93,605 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,605
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sketch

Corpus desk

Index DE-sketchen · Sketchen · German

Sketchen · rank #93,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,605
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH skandinavisch…

Nearest frequency peer: skandinavischer (-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 „Sketchen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sketchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sketchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSketchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈskɛt͡ʃn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sketchen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sketchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „skandinavischer“ (#93,604), „slowenischer“ (#93,606), „Situationskomik“ (#93,602). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sketchen“ bei #93,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sketchen is uncommon German at frequency #93,605 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈskɛt͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sketch".

Zero misspellings are on record for Sketchen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sketchen, spelled S-K-E-T-C-H-E-N.

Definition

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    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sketch

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 "Sketchen"?
"Sketchen" is spelled S-K-E-T-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskɛt͡ʃn̩].
What does "Sketchen" mean?
As a noun, "Sketchen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sketch
How do you pronounce "Sketchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sketchen" is [ˈskɛt͡ʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sketchen" come from?
"Sketchen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Singsang#93,600Speiseöl#93,621stampede#93,644straffes#93,663

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list