shatter
[ˈʃæt.ə(r)]
The verdict
“shatter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - zerbrechen, zerschmettern, zerreißen, zerrütten
Corpus desk
Index DE-shatter · shatter · German
shatter · 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 "S" 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 | shatter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃæt.ə(r)] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „shatter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
shatter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃæt.ə(r)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zerbrechen, zerschmettern, zerreißen, zerrütten".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for shatter, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is shatter, spelled S-H-A-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1zerbrechen, zerschmettern, zerreißen, zerrütten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how shatter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The mirror shattered.
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.