zerfleischen

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈflaɪ̯ʃn̩]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈflaɪ̯ʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zerfleischen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,054 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,054
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die erjagte Beute mit den Zähnen, dem Schnabel oder den Klauen zerreißen

Key facts for zerfleischen
PropertyValue
Headwordzerfleischen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈflaɪ̯ʃn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,054
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zerfleischen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zerfleischen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerfleischen is uncommon German at frequency #55,054 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈflaɪ̯ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die erjagte Beute mit den Zähnen, dem Schnabel oder den Klauen zerreißen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zerfleischen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zerfleischen, spelled Z-E-R-F-L-E-I-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die erjagte Beute mit den Zähnen, dem Schnabel oder den Klauen zerreißen

Synonyms

zerfetzen

This word in other languages

desgarrar(Español)

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 "zerfleischen"?
"zerfleischen" is spelled Z-E-R-F-L-E-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈflaɪ̯ʃn̩].
What does "zerfleischen" mean?
As a verb, "zerfleischen" means: die erjagte Beute mit den Zähnen, dem Schnabel oder den Klauen zerreißen
How do you pronounce "zerfleischen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerfleischen" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈflaɪ̯ʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerfleischen" come from?
"zerfleischen" 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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Using “zerfleischen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-E-R-F-L-E-I-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈflaɪ̯ʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list