tätscheln
[ˈtɛt͡ʃl̩n]
The verdict
“tätscheln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Liebkosung mit der flachen Hand mehrmals sehr leicht schlagen
Corpus desk
Index DE-tatscheln · tätscheln · German
tätscheln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tätscheln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtɛt͡ʃl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tätscheln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tätscheln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtɛt͡ʃl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "als Liebkosung mit der flachen Hand mehrmals sehr leicht schlagen".
Zero misspellings are on record for tätscheln in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 tätscheln, spelled T-Ä-T-S-C-H-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1als Liebkosung mit der flachen Hand mehrmals sehr leicht schlagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tätscheln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er tätschelte ihre Hand.
„Sie setzte das Tablett ab und tätschelte Idas Schulter.“
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.