verkratzt
[fɛɐ̯ˈkʁat͡st]
The verdict
“verkratzt” is uncommon German (frequency #95,056 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,056
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkratzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verkratzt · verkratzt · German
verkratzt · rank #95,056 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,056
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,639
- PHOTO-FINISH Verkehrsschil…
Nearest frequency peer: Verkehrsschilder (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “verkratzt”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- verglühen
verglühen
4,949 corpus weight
- Verhaltensa…
Verhaltensauffälligkeiten
4,948 corpus weight
- Verkaufserf…
Verkaufserfolg
4,947 corpus weight
- Verkehrssch…
Verkehrsschilder
4,946 corpus weight
- verkratzt
verkratzt
4,945 corpus weight
- verlebt
verlebt
4,942 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “verkratzt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verkratzt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁat͡st] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,056 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verkratzt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verkratzt is uncommon German at frequency #95,056 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁat͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for verkratzt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verkratzt, spelled V-E-R-K-R-A-T-Z-T.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkratzen
- 22. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkratzen
- 32. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkratzen
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.