zerquetschen

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃn̩]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zerquetschen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,076 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,076
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas oder jemanden durch große Krafteinwirkung zerdrücken

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerquetschen · zerquetschen · German

zerquetschen · rank #72,076 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,076
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zentralheizung

Nearest frequency peer: Zentralheizung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zerquetschen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zerquetschen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerquetschen
PropertyValue
Headwordzerquetschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#72,076
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zerquetschen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zerquetschenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zentralheizung“ (#72,075), „Zille“ (#72,077), „Zellmembran“ (#72,074). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerquetschen“ bei #72,076. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerquetschen is uncommon German at frequency #72,076 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas oder jemanden durch große Krafteinwirkung zerdrücken".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zerquetschen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zerquetschen, spelled Z-E-R-Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas oder jemanden durch große Krafteinwirkung zerdrücken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zerquetschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In New York ist ein Mann von einem Aufzug zerquetscht worden.
  2. Mehr als 700 Menschen wurden zerquetscht und zertreten und über 800 weitere verletzt, als die Menge vor der Dschamarat-Brücke bei Minā plötzlich außer Kontrolle geriet.

Synonyms

zerdrückenzermatschen

This word in other languages

crush(English)aplastar(Español)écraser(Français)

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 "zerquetschen"?
"zerquetschen" is spelled Z-E-R-Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃn̩].
What does "zerquetschen" mean?
As a verb, "zerquetschen" means: etwas oder jemanden durch große Krafteinwirkung zerdrücken
How do you pronounce "zerquetschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerquetschen" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerquetschen" come from?
"zerquetschen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zerquetschen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list