ein paar Zerquetschte

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei Zahlbeträgen die Stellen hinter dem Komma, welche in dem angesprochenen Fall vernachlässigbar sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-ein-paar-zerquetschte · ein paar Zerquetschte · German

ein paar Zerquetschte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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 ein paar Zerquetschte
PropertyValue
Headwordein paar Zerquetschte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ein paar Zerquetschte“ im Deutschen

ein paar Zerquetschteschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ein paar Zerquetschte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bei Zahlbeträgen die Stellen hinter dem Komma, welche in dem angesprochenen Fall vernachlässigbar sind".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ein paar Zerquetschte, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented 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 German form is ein paar Zerquetschte, spelled E-I-N- -P-A-A-R- -Z-E-R-Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bei Zahlbeträgen die Stellen hinter dem Komma, welche in dem angesprochenen Fall vernachlässigbar sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Ergebnis machte die Summe der beiden Werte 32 Prozent und ein paar Zerquetschte aus.
  2. Er hatte nur noch 13 Dollar und ein paar Zerquetschte in der Tasche.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ein paar Zerquetschte"?
"ein paar Zerquetschte" is spelled E-I-N- -P-A-A-R- -Z-E-R-Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "ein paar Zerquetschte" mean?
As a phrase, "ein paar Zerquetschte" means: bei Zahlbeträgen die Stellen hinter dem Komma, welche in dem angesprochenen Fall vernachlässigbar sind
How do you pronounce "ein paar Zerquetschte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ein paar Zerquetschte" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ein paar Zerquetschte" come from?
"ein paar Zerquetschte" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list