kratzen
\ˈkʀa.ʦn̩\
The verdict
“kratzen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gratter, griffer. transitif.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kratzen · kratzen · French
kratzen · 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 "K" 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 | kratzen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈkʀa.ʦn̩\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « kratzen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
kratzen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈkʀa.ʦn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for kratzen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is kratzen, spelled K-R-A-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gratter, griffer. transitif.
- 2Gratter. intransitif.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kratzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Katze kratzt an den Möbeln.
Wenn der Sonnenbrand heilt, dann juckt die verbrannte Stelle, und man darf keinesfalls daran kratzen.
Antonyms
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.