zerbricht

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪçt]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪçt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zerbricht” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,210
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerbrechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerbricht · zerbricht · German

zerbricht · rank #24,210 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,210
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zeichne

Nearest frequency peer: zeichne (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „zerbricht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zerbricht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zerbricht vs zerbrach
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zerbricht
PropertyValue
Headwordzerbricht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪçt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,210
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zerbricht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zerbrichtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zeichne“ (#24,209), „Zinn“ (#24,211), „Zander“ (#24,208). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerbricht“ bei #24,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around zerbricht (IPA [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪçt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,210 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerbrechen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for zerbricht, with forms such as "ezrbricht", "zebrricht", and "zerbbricht". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "zerbrach", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zerbricht, spelled Z-E-R-B-R-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerbrechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ezrbricht
  • zebrricht
  • zerbbricht
  • zerbircht
  • zerbrciht
  • zerbriccht
  • zerbrichht
  • zerbrichtt
  • zerbricth
  • zerbrihct
  • zerbrricht
  • zerrbicht
  • zerrbricht
  • zrebricht
  • zzerbricht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zerbricht - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ezrbricht2zebrricht2zerbbricht1zerbircht2zerbrciht2zerbriccht1zerbrichht1zerbrichtt1
Edit distance from "zerbricht"

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 "zerbricht"?
"zerbricht" is spelled Z-E-R-B-R-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪçt].
What does "zerbricht" mean?
As a verb, "zerbricht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerbrechen
What words are commonly confused with "zerbricht"?
"zerbricht" is commonly confused with "zerbrach". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zerbricht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerbricht" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerbricht" come from?
"zerbricht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Zahnpasta#24,207zuzusehen#24,219überlegte#24,223vorführen#24,189

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Werkzeugen15 variantsallerersten15 variantsAltersheim15 variantsanfallenden15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list