squash

[skwɒʃ]

/[skwɒʃ]/ verb

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The verdict

“squash” is uncommon German (frequency #51,704 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,704
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - quetschen, einquetschen, zusammendrücken, eindrücken

Corpus desk

Index DE-squash · squash · German

squash · rank #51,704 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,704
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Staatsfeind

Nearest frequency peer: Staatsfeind (+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 „squash“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for squash
PropertyValue
Headwordsquash
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[skwɒʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,704
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „squash“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.squashfällt 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: „Staatsfeind“ (#51,705), „Staatsführung“ (#51,706), „Spielfreude“ (#51,701). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „squash“ bei #51,704. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

squash is uncommon German at frequency #51,704 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [skwɒʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for squash, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is squash, spelled S-Q-U-A-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    quetschen, einquetschen, zusammendrücken, eindrücken
  2. 2
    zerquetschen, zerdrücken
  3. 3
    unterdrücken
  4. 4
    to squash hopes – die Hoffnung ersticken, zunichte machen
  5. 5
    platschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how squash appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He squashed the ball.
  2. They squashed throuh the puddles.

Synonyms

squeezesquishsqueezesmashcrushsuppressquashshatter

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 "squash"?
"squash" is spelled S-Q-U-A-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is [skwɒʃ].
What does "squash" mean?
As a verb, "squash" means: quetschen, einquetschen, zusammendrücken, eindrücken
How do you pronounce "squash"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "squash" is [skwɒʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "squash" come from?
"squash" 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 "squash", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Simona#51,687Seeweg#51,674Takten#51,734trades#51,751

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list