zerhacken
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈhakn̩]
The verdict
“zerhacken” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (mit einer Axt, einem Messer oder Ähnlichem) durch (wiederholtes) kraftvolles Schlagen (Hacken) in einzelne kleinere Stücke teilen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zerhacken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈhakn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zerhacken” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zerhacken is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈhakn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(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
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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.
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Using “zerhacken”
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- The one correct German spelling is Z-E-R-H-A-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈhakn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.