zerkleinern

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“zerkleinern” is an uncommon German word, ranked #58,475 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#58,475
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in weniger große (kleine(re)) Stücke zerteilen

Key facts for zerkleinern
PropertyValue
Headwordzerkleinern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,475
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zerkleinern” 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). zerkleinern lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zerkleinern is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,475 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in weniger große (kleine(re)) Stücke zerteilen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zerkleinern, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zerkleinern, spelled Z-E-R-K-L-E-I-N-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in weniger große (kleine(re)) Stücke zerteilen

This word in other languages

chop(English)triturar(Español)broyer(Français)triturar(Português)

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 "zerkleinern"?
"zerkleinern" is spelled Z-E-R-K-L-E-I-N-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn].
What does "zerkleinern" mean?
As a verb, "zerkleinern" means: in weniger große (kleine(re)) Stücke zerteilen
How do you pronounce "zerkleinern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerkleinern" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerkleinern" come from?
"zerkleinern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “zerkleinern”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-E-R-K-L-E-I-N-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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