ätzen
\ɛt͡sn̩\
The verdict
“ätzen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ronger, corroder.
Corpus desk
Index FR-atzen · ätzen · French
ätzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ä" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ätzen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛt͡sn̩\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ätzen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ätzen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛt͡sn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ätzen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ätzen, spelled Ä-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ronger, corroder.
- 2Graver. → voir beizen
- 3Blesser, mortifier, vexer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ätzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vorsicht, das ätzt auf der Haut.
Die Schwefelsäure hat Löcher in die Platte geätzt.
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.