tratschen

[ˈtʁaːt͡ʃn̩]

/[ˈtʁaːt͡ʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“tratschen” is uncommon German (frequency #89,678 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,678
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über andere abfällig reden

Corpus desk

Index DE-tratschen · tratschen · German

tratschen · rank #89,678 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,678
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Traumatisieru…

Nearest frequency peer: Traumatisierung (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „tratschen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „tratschen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tratschen
PropertyValue
Headwordtratschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʁaːt͡ʃn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,678
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tratschen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.tratschenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Traumatisierung“ (#89,679), „tragender“ (#89,676), „trennende“ (#89,680). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tratschen“ bei #89,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tratschen is uncommon German at frequency #89,678 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁaːt͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tratschen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is tratschen, spelled T-R-A-T-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    über andere abfällig reden
  2. 2
    über etwas schwatzen
  3. 3
    jemanden heimlich über etwas informieren
  4. 4
    heftig regnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Alle tratschten über die unbeliebte Familie.
  2. Die Waschweiber haben miteinander über alles Mögliche getratscht.

Synonyms

lästernklatschenquasselnquatschenhinterbringenpetzen

This word in other languages

gossip(English)cancaner(Français)

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 "tratschen"?
"tratschen" is spelled T-R-A-T-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaːt͡ʃn̩].
What does "tratschen" mean?
As a verb, "tratschen" means: über andere abfällig reden
How do you pronounce "tratschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tratschen" is [ˈtʁaːt͡ʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tratschen" come from?
"tratschen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tragender#89,676trennende#89,680Tischchen#89,671Tierheime#89,668

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list