quetschen
\ˈkvɛ.t͡ʃən\
The verdict
“quetschen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serrer fortement, presser
Corpus desk
Index FR-quetschen · quetschen · French
quetschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 | quetschen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈkvɛ.t͡ʃən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « quetschen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
quetschen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈkvɛ.t͡ʃən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for quetschen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is quetschen, spelled Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Serrer fortement, presser
- 2Contusionner
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quetschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Madlen konnte sich nicht ins Kleid quetschen.
Die Ernte per Hand hat den Vorteil, dass die Oliven dabei kaum gequetscht werden - die beste Voraussetzung für ein gutes Olivenöl. Bei kleineren Olivenproduzenten hilft oft die ganze Familie mit bei der Ernte.
Synonyms
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.