Watsche

[ˈvaːt͡ʃə]

/[ˈvaːt͡ʃə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Watsche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Schlag mit der flachen Hand ins Gesicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-watsche · Watsche · German

Watsche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Watsche
PropertyValue
HeadwordWatsche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːt͡ʃə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Watsche” sits in German frequency

Watsche falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Watsche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːt͡ʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Schlag mit der flachen Hand ins Gesicht".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Watsche in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Watsche, spelled W-A-T-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Schlag mit der flachen Hand ins Gesicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wüsd a Watschen?“ (Willst du eine Watsche? = Drohung)
  2. „Im Zusammenleben mit der Mutter waren Streicheleinheiten selten, Watschen hingegen die Regel gewesen.“

Synonyms

OhrfeigeBackpfeifeMaulschelleFotzeFlascheTatschkerl

This word in other languages

slap(English)bofetada(Español)gifle(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Watsche"?
"Watsche" is spelled W-A-T-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːt͡ʃə].
What does "Watsche" mean?
As a noun, "Watsche" means: ein Schlag mit der flachen Hand ins Gesicht
How do you pronounce "Watsche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Watsche" is [ˈvaːt͡ʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Watsche" come from?
"Watsche" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list