verhätscheln
[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛt͡ʃl̩n]
The verdict
“verhätscheln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden (besonders ein Kind) übertrieben umsorgen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verhätscheln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛt͡ʃl̩n] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verhätscheln” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verhätscheln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛt͡ʃl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verhätscheln, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verhätscheln, spelled V-E-R-H-Ä-T-S-C-H-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden (besonders ein Kind) übertrieben umsorgen
- 2jemanden übertrieben liebkosen
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.
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Using “verhätscheln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-H-Ä-T-S-C-H-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛt͡ʃl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.