zerbröckeln
German, verb/t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁœkl̩n/
zerbröckeln is spelled Z-E-R-B-R-Ö-C-K-E-L-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 184,742nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zerbröckeln is a German verb meaning “to crumble (into pieces)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in kleine Teile (Brocken, Bröckchen) zerbrechen”.
What does zerbröckeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to crumble (into pieces)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. in kleine Teile (Brocken, Bröckchen) zerbrechen 2. Risse bekommen, (von selbst) auseinanderfallen
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 zerbröckeln
- zerbröckelt present singular third-person
- zerbröckelte past
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- haben or sein auxiliary
- zerbröckelnd participle present
- zerbröckle first-person indicative present
- zerbröckele first-person indicative present
- zerbröckel first-person indicative present
- zerbröckelst indicative present second-person
- zerbröckelest second-person singular subjunctive
- zerbröcklest second-person singular subjunctive
- zerbröckelet plural second-person subjunctive
- zerbröcklet plural second-person subjunctive
- zerbröckelten first-person indicative plural
- zerbröckeltest indicative preterite second-person
- zerbröckeltet indicative plural preterite
- zerbröckel! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zerbröckeln?
- /t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁœkl̩n/
- [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁœkl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zerbröckeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zerbröckeln in German?
zerbröckeln appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).