spachtel

[ˈʃpaxtl̩]

/[ˈʃpaxtl̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“spachtel” is uncommon German (frequency #80,935 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,935
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spachteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-spachtel · spachtel · German

spachtel · rank #80,935 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,935
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spalter

Nearest frequency peer: Spalter (+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 „spachtel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spachtel
PropertyValue
Headwordspachtel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpaxtl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spachtel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).spachtelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spalter“ (#80,936), „Sozialleben“ (#80,933), „Spaltungen“ (#80,937). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spachtel“ bei #80,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spachtel is uncommon German at frequency #80,935 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃpaxtl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for spachtel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is spachtel, spelled S-P-A-C-H-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spachteln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spachteln

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 "spachtel"?
"spachtel" is spelled S-P-A-C-H-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaxtl̩].
What does "spachtel" mean?
As a verb, "spachtel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spachteln
How do you pronounce "spachtel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spachtel" is [ˈʃpaxtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spachtel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list