zerfetzte

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈfɛt͡stə]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈfɛt͡stə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zerfetzte” is uncommon German (frequency #99,373 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,373
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerfetzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerfetzte · zerfetzte · German

zerfetzte · rank #99,373 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,373
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zerfickt

Nearest frequency peer: zerfickt (+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 „zerfetzte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerfetzte
PropertyValue
Headwordzerfetzte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈfɛt͡stə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,373
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zerfetzte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zerfickt“ (#99,374), „Zellwand“ (#99,371), „zerklüftete“ (#99,375). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerfetzte“ bei #99,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerfetzte is uncommon German at frequency #99,373 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈfɛt͡stə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

zerfetzte has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 zerfetzte, spelled Z-E-R-F-E-T-Z-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerfetzt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerfetzt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerfetzt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerfetzt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerfetzt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerfetzt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerfetzt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerfetzt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerfetzt

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 "zerfetzte"?
"zerfetzte" is spelled Z-E-R-F-E-T-Z-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈfɛt͡stə].
What does "zerfetzte" mean?
As an adjective, "zerfetzte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerfetzt
How do you pronounce "zerfetzte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerfetzte" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈfɛt͡stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerfetzte" come from?
"zerfetzte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Zeitpläne#99,369Zeichnern#99,367Ziehvater#99,380Zisternen#99,386

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list