zerbersten
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁstn̩]
The verdict
“zerbersten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unvermittelt und gewaltsam auseinanderbrechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zerbersten · zerbersten · German
zerbersten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | zerbersten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁstn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zerbersten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zerbersten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unvermittelt und gewaltsam auseinanderbrechen".
zerbersten has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zerbersten, spelled Z-E-R-B-E-R-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1unvermittelt und gewaltsam auseinanderbrechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerbersten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber er hatte Pech, die Schlange war behender und schlug den Fuchs mit einem wohlgezielten Faustschlag auf die Stirn, die in tausend Stücke zerbarst, und schrie dazu, »Nein, nein, viermal nein! Ich bin deine Tochter nicht!«“
„Jahrhundertelang hatte man sich in Europa vor nichts mehr gefürchtet als vor der Türkengefahr, und umso gründlicher atmete man auf, als 1683 die aggressive Macht des Osmanischen Reiches vor Wien zerbarst.“
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.