zergliedern
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈɡliːdɐn]
The verdict
“zergliedern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (mit einem geeigneten Werkzeug) in einzelne Teile/Segmente (Glieder) zerlegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zergliedern · zergliedern · German
zergliedern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | zergliedern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈɡliːdɐn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zergliedern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zergliedern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈɡliːdɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
zergliedern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zergliedern, spelled Z-E-R-G-L-I-E-D-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1(mit einem geeigneten Werkzeug) in einzelne Teile/Segmente (Glieder) zerlegen
- 2in seine Bestandteile auflösen, um etwas näher zu untersuchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zergliedern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man begann damit, Tiere zu töten, zu zergliedern und zu beschreiben.
„Ein berühmter Anatom zergliederte den Leichnam eines syphilitischen Weibes und verletzte sich am Finger.“ (1837)
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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.