zerquetscht
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃt]
The verdict
“zerquetscht” is uncommon German (frequency #57,592 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,592
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerquetschen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zerquetscht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #57,592 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zerquetscht” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zerquetscht is uncommon German at frequency #57,592 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for zerquetscht in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zerquetscht, spelled Z-E-R-Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerquetschen
- 22. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerquetschen
- 33. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerquetschen
- 42. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerquetschen
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.
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Using “zerquetscht”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-E-R-Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.