splittern

[ˈʃplɪtɐn]

/[ˈʃplɪtɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“splittern” is uncommon German (frequency #64,725 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,725
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Splitter auseinanderbrechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-splittern · splittern · German

splittern · rank #64,725 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,725
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spitzenplatz

Nearest frequency peer: Spitzenplatz (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „splittern“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „splittern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for splittern
PropertyValue
Headwordsplittern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃplɪtɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,725
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „splittern“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).splitternfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spitzenplatz“ (#64,724), „Sporn“ (#64,726), „Spiralen“ (#64,723). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „splittern“ bei #64,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

splittern is uncommon German at frequency #64,725 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃplɪtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Splitter auseinanderbrechen".

No misspelling variants are generated for splittern in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is splittern, spelled S-P-L-I-T-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Splitter auseinanderbrechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das ist ein Holz, das leicht splittert.

This word in other languages

splinter(English)astillarse(Español)voler en éclats(Français)fender(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "splittern"?
"splittern" is spelled S-P-L-I-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃplɪtɐn].
What does "splittern" mean?
As a verb, "splittern" means: in Splitter auseinanderbrechen
How do you pronounce "splittern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "splittern" is [ˈʃplɪtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "splittern" come from?
"splittern" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "splittern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spendeten#64,719sittliche#64,713steuerbar#64,737separater#64,704

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list