Zerfall
German, noun/tsɛɐ̯ˈfal/
Zerfall is spelled Z-E-R-F-A-L-L (7 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 15,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zerfall is a German masculine noun meaning “disintegration, collapse, breakup, dissolution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Zerfallen; allmähliche Auflösung in die Bestandteile”.
What does Zerfall mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedisintegration, collapse, breakup, dissolution
Zerfall Jugoslawiens
- 2
masculinedecay
- 3
masculinedecay
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Zerfallen; allmähliche Auflösung in die Bestandteile 2. die spontane Spaltung eines Atomkerns 3. das Zugrundegehen, der Untergang (einer Gesellschaft oder Gesellschaftsordnung)
noun: 1. Art des radioaktiven Zerfalls, bei dem der zerfallende Atomkern einen Helium-4-Atomkern, das Alphateilchen, aussendet
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 Zerfall
- Zerfalles genitive
- Zerfalls genitive
- Zerfälle plural
- Zerfalle dative singular
- Zerfällen dative definite plural
- Alphazerfall alternative
- Alpha-Zerfall alternative
- α-Zerfälle nominative plural
- α-Zerfalls genitive singular
- α-Zerfalles genitive singular
- α-Zerfalle dative singular
- α-Zerfällen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zerfall?
- /tsɛɐ̯ˈfal/
- [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈfal]
- [ˈalfat͡sɛɐ̯ˌfal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zerfall
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zerfall in German?
Zerfall appears 3.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).