tatschen
[ˈtat͡ʃn̩]
The verdict
“tatschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anfassen, meist auf ungeschickte und plumpe Art
Corpus desk
Index DE-tatschen · tatschen · German
tatschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | tatschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtat͡ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tatschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tatschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtat͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anfassen, meist auf ungeschickte und plumpe Art".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tatschen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is tatschen, spelled T-A-T-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1anfassen, meist auf ungeschickte und plumpe Art
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tatschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tatsch nicht auf den Zuckerguss! Der ist noch nicht trocken!
Bevor sich die Luke schloss, tatschten die Kollegen mir aufmunternd die Schulter.
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.