zerhacken
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈhakn̩]
The verdict
“zerhacken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - (mit einer Axt, einem Messer oder Ähnlichem) durch (wiederholtes) kraftvolles Schlagen (Hacken) in einzelne kleinere Stücke teilen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zerhacken · zerhacken · German
zerhacken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | zerhacken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈhakn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zerhacken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zerhacken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈhakn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(mit einer Axt, einem Messer oder Ähnlichem) durch (wiederholtes) kraftvolles Schlagen (Hacken) in einzelne kleinere Stücke teilen".
zerhacken has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zerhacken, spelled Z-E-R-H-A-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1(mit einer Axt, einem Messer oder Ähnlichem) durch (wiederholtes) kraftvolles Schlagen (Hacken) in einzelne kleinere Stücke teilen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerhacken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Meine Aufgabe war es, zwischen den Versorgungszeiten der Tiere, nun die Holzklötze zu ofenfertigen Holzstücken zu zerhacken.“
„Im Dezember 2008 wurden in einer Kirche in Uganda 45 Menschen mit Macheten zerhackt.“
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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.