zerlesen
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩]
The verdict
“zerlesen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Buch durch Knicken, Eselsohren oder allgemeine Benutzungsspuren verschleißen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zerlesen · zerlesen · German
zerlesen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | zerlesen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “zerlesen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
zerlesen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈleːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Buch durch Knicken, Eselsohren oder allgemeine Benutzungsspuren verschleißen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zerlesen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zerlesen, spelled Z-E-R-L-E-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Buch durch Knicken, Eselsohren oder allgemeine Benutzungsspuren verschleißen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerlesen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manche Bücher in der Bibliothek haben die Kinder schon vor 10 Jahren völlig zerlesen.
Ich zerlese meine Bücher, bis sie auseinanderfallen!
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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