tattern
[ˈtatɐn]
The verdict
“tattern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zittern
Corpus desk
Index DE-tattern · tattern · German
tattern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | tattern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtatɐn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tattern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tattern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtatɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zittern".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tattern, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tattern, spelled T-A-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1zittern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tattern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er tattert schon, wenn er nur die Schlüssel rasseln hört.
„Am kleinen Ecktisch sitzt Herr Fridolin. Weit über achtzig, tattert so vor sich hin.“
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.