zermatschen
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈmat͡ʃn̩]
The verdict
“zermatschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas zu Brei zerdrücken oder zerstampfen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zermatschen · zermatschen · German
zermatschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | zermatschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈmat͡ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zermatschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zermatschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈmat͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas zu Brei zerdrücken oder zerstampfen".
zermatschen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 zermatschen, spelled Z-E-R-M-A-T-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas zu Brei zerdrücken oder zerstampfen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zermatschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hunde essen wir nicht. Nacktschnecken zerschneiden wir mit Gartenscheren, Weinbergschnecken zermatschen wir vor dem Essen.
Mit einem Nagel zwischen den Fingern seiner Faust fuchtelt er vor dem Gesicht seines Opfers herum, droht, ihm damit das Gesicht zu zermatschen.
This word in other languages
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.