zerfranst
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈfʁanst]
The verdict
“zerfranst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich am Rand in Fäden (Fransen) auflösend
Corpus desk
Index DE-zerfranst · zerfranst · German
zerfranst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zerfranst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈfʁanst] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zerfranst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zerfranst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈfʁanst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich am Rand in Fäden (Fransen) auflösend".
zerfranst has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zerfranst, spelled Z-E-R-F-R-A-N-S-T.
Definition
- 1sich am Rand in Fäden (Fransen) auflösend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerfranst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es war prall, zerfranst und wirkte mit dem dunkelroten Ledereinband wie ein uralter Schatz.“
„Sie hatte so viele solcher Mäntel gesehen, dass sie die Stellen erkannte, wo die Nähte zerfranst waren.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.