zerbrechen
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]
The verdict
“zerbrechen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,885. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,885
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kaputtgehen (wenn es dabei Splitter oder Brocken erzeugt)
Corpus desk
Index DE-zerbrechen · zerbrechen · German
zerbrechen · rank #16,885 · 16 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,885
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zeigefinger
Nearest frequency peer: Zeigefinger (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “zerbrechen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- winken
winken
83,120 corpus weight
- Zeigefinger
Zeigefinger
83,117 corpus weight
- zerbrechen
zerbrechen
83,116 corpus weight
- Ziege
Ziege
83,115 corpus weight
- zivil
zivil
83,114 corpus weight
- Zuschuss
Zuschuss
83,113 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “zerbrechen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zerbrechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #16,885 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “zerbrechen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around zerbrechen (IPA [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,885 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for zerbrechen, with forms such as "ezrbrechen", "zebrrechen", and "zerbbrechen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "zerbrochen", "zerbrochene", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zerbrechen, spelled Z-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1kaputtgehen (wenn es dabei Splitter oder Brocken erzeugt)
- 2emotional zutiefst geschädigt werden
- 3etwas wie bei [1] kaputt machen (zerstören)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerbrechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Vase fiel vom Regal und zerbrach.
An dem Verlust seiner Frau und seines Kindes ist er letztendlich zerbrochen.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ezrbrechen
- zebrrechen
- zerbbrechen
- zerberchen
- zerbrcehen
- zerbrecchen
- zerbrecehn
- zerbrechenn
- zerbrechhen
- zerbrechne
- zerbrehcen
- zerbrrechen
- zerrbechen
- zerrbrechen
- zrebrechen
- zzerbrechen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zerbrechen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zerbrechen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "zerbrechen" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "zerbrochen". View pair
- 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #16,885 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "Z" letter cohort. Z–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.