zerquetscht

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃt]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zerquetscht” is uncommon German (frequency #57,592 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,592
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerquetschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerquetscht · zerquetscht · German

zerquetscht · rank #57,592 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,592
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeitzonen

Nearest frequency peer: Zeitzonen (-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 „zerquetscht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerquetscht
PropertyValue
Headwordzerquetscht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,592
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zerquetscht“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zerquetschtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeitzonen“ (#57,591), „Zeitzeuge“ (#57,590), „Zimmerservice“ (#57,594). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerquetscht“ bei #57,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerquetscht is uncommon German at frequency #57,592 among 1,996 “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

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerquetschen
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerquetschen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerquetschen
  4. 4
    2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zerquetscht"?
"zerquetscht" is spelled Z-E-R-Q-U-E-T-S-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃt].
What does "zerquetscht" mean?
As a verb, "zerquetscht" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerquetschen
How do you pronounce "zerquetscht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerquetscht" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈkvɛt͡ʃt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerquetscht" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zivilschutz#57,595wohltätigen#57,583Wirbeltiere#57,578überfällige#57,616

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list