zerbrechlich
German, adjective/t͡sɛʁˈbʁɛçlɪç/
zerbrechlich is spelled Z-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-L-I-C-H (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zerbrechlich is a German adjective meaning “breakable, fragile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einen solchen Zustand habend, dass es leicht entzweigehen kann”.
What does zerbrechlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
breakable, fragile
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. einen solchen Zustand habend, dass es leicht entzweigehen kann 2. einen sehr zarten, grazilen Körperbau habend 3. zart, so dass es zerstört oder verletzt werden kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zerbrechlich
- zerbrechlicher masculine nominative singular
- am zerbrechlichsten superlative
- zerbrechliche feminine nominative singular
- zerbrechliches neuter nominative singular
- zerbrechlichen genitive masculine singular
- zerbrechlichem dative masculine singular
- der zerbrechliche definite includes-article masculine
- die zerbrechliche definite feminine includes-article
- das zerbrechliche definite includes-article neuter
- die zerbrechlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des zerbrechlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der zerbrechlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem zerbrechlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zerbrechlich?
- /t͡sɛʁˈbʁɛçlɪç/
- [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zerbrechlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zerbrechlich in German?
zerbrechlich appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).