zerlöchern
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈlœçɐn]
The verdict
“zerlöchern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Gegenstand oder ein Material durch das Zufügen von Löchern weniger ansehnlich machen oder sogar zerstören
Corpus desk
Index DE-zerlochern · zerlöchern · German
zerlöchern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | zerlöchern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈlœçɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zerlöchern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zerlöchern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈlœçɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Gegenstand oder ein Material durch das Zufügen von Löchern weniger ansehnlich machen oder sogar zerstören".
No misspelling variants are generated for zerlöchern in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zerlöchern, spelled Z-E-R-L-Ö-C-H-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1einen Gegenstand oder ein Material durch das Zufügen von Löchern weniger ansehnlich machen oder sogar zerstören
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerlöchern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kleidermotten können die im Schrank hängende Kleidung regelrecht zerlöchern.
Das alte Buffet war von Holzwürmern derart zerlöchert worden, dass darunter überall Sägespänehäufchen auf dem Boden lagen.
Antonyms
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.