tuscheln

[ˈtʊʃl̩n]

/[ˈtʊʃl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“tuscheln” is uncommon German (frequency #93,728 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,728
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heimlich und leise, meist abfällig, etwas über einen anderen sagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tuscheln · tuscheln · German

tuscheln · rank #93,728 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,728
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH typischem

Nearest frequency peer: typischem (+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 „tuscheln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tuscheln
PropertyValue
Headwordtuscheln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʊʃl̩n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,728
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tuscheln“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „typischem“ (#93,729), „Tummelplatz“ (#93,725), „täglichem“ (#93,731). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tuscheln“ bei #93,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tuscheln is uncommon German at frequency #93,728 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʊʃl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "heimlich und leise, meist abfällig, etwas über einen anderen sagen".

tuscheln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 tuscheln, spelled T-U-S-C-H-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    heimlich und leise, meist abfällig, etwas über einen anderen sagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als die Frau vorüberging, drehten sich die anderen Zuschauer um und begannen zu tuscheln.
  2. „Es wurde getratscht und getuschelt, und manches fand sich dann in Zeitungen und Büchern wieder.“

This word in other languages

whisper(English)susurrar(Español)chuchoter(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 "tuscheln"?
"tuscheln" is spelled T-U-S-C-H-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʊʃl̩n].
What does "tuscheln" mean?
As a verb, "tuscheln" means: heimlich und leise, meist abfällig, etwas über einen anderen sagen
How do you pronounce "tuscheln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tuscheln" is [ˈtʊʃl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tuscheln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

umspielt#93,737Theissen#93,705teutsche#93,704Tankwart#93,696

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list