zerdrückt

[ˌt͡sɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkt]

/[ˌt͡sɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zerdrückt” is uncommon German (frequency #64,902 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,902
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zerdrücken

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerdruckt · zerdrückt · German

zerdrückt · rank #64,902 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,902
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeman

Nearest frequency peer: Zeman (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zerdrückt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zerdrückt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerdrückt
PropertyValue
Headwordzerdrückt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌt͡sɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,902
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zerdrückt“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zerdrücktfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeman“ (#64,901), „zerschossen“ (#64,903), „Zellulose“ (#64,900). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerdrückt“ bei #64,902. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerdrückt is uncommon German at frequency #64,902 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌt͡sɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zerdrücken".

Zero misspellings are on record for zerdrückt in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zerdrückt, spelled Z-E-R-D-R-Ü-C-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zerdrücken

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 "zerdrückt"?
"zerdrückt" is spelled Z-E-R-D-R-Ü-C-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌt͡sɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkt].
What does "zerdrückt" mean?
As a verb, "zerdrückt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zerdrücken
How do you pronounce "zerdrückt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerdrückt" is [ˌt͡sɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerdrückt" come from?
"zerdrückt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Zellulose#64,900Zigeunern#64,904Zellstoff#64,899zugedacht#64,907

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list