tratsch

[tʁaːt͡ʃ]

/[tʁaːt͡ʃ]/ verb

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The verdict

“tratsch” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,550. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,550
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tratschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tratsch · tratsch · German

tratsch · rank #48,550 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,550
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trommelwirbel

Nearest frequency peer: Trommelwirbel (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „tratsch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „tratsch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tratsch vs Trash
57% similar
tratsch vs Tausch
57% similar
tratsch vs tragisch
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tratsch
PropertyValue
Headwordtratsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tʁaːt͡ʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,550
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tratsch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.tratschliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Trommelwirbel“ (#48,551), „transferieren“ (#48,548), „Trübsal“ (#48,552). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tratsch“ bei #48,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around tratsch (IPA [tʁaːt͡ʃ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,550 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tratschen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tratsch, with forms such as "rtatsch", "tartsch", and "trastch". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Trash", "Tausch", "tragisch", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tratsch, spelled T-R-A-T-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tratschen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtatsch
  • tartsch
  • trastch
  • tratcsh
  • tratscch
  • tratschh
  • tratshc
  • tratssch
  • trattsch
  • trratsch
  • trtasch
  • ttratsch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tratsch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtatsch2tartsch2trastch2tratcsh2tratscch1tratschh1tratshc2tratssch1
Edit distance from "tratsch"

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 "tratsch"?
"tratsch" is spelled T-R-A-T-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁaːt͡ʃ].
What does "tratsch" mean?
As a verb, "tratsch" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tratschen
What words are commonly confused with "tratsch"?
"tratsch" is commonly confused with "Trash", "Tausch", "tragisch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tratsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tratsch" is [tʁaːt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tratsch" come from?
"tratsch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tratsch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Trübsal#48,552Tschick#48,554Türchen#48,558Tiefsee#48,541

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Tierwohl12 variantsUmbrüche12 variantsvulgaris12 variantsWaldheim12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list