Tatze

[ˈtat͡sə]

/[ˈtat͡sə]/ noun

The verdict

“Tatze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fuß bestimmter Tierarten wie Katzen und Bären

Corpus desk

Index DE-tatze · Tatze · German

Tatze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for Tatze
PropertyValue
HeadwordTatze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtat͡sə]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tatze“ im Deutschen

Tatzeschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tatze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtat͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fuß bestimmter Tierarten wie Katzen und Bären".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tatze, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tatze, spelled T-A-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fuß bestimmter Tierarten wie Katzen und Bären

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Katze läuft sanft mit ihren Tatzen auf den Schultern der Hexe.
  2. Die Tatzen haben scharfe Krallen.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tatze"?
"Tatze" is spelled T-A-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtat͡sə].
What does "Tatze" mean?
As a noun, "Tatze" means: Fuß bestimmter Tierarten wie Katzen und Bären
How do you pronounce "Tatze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tatze" is [ˈtat͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tatze" come from?
"Tatze" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list