zerrinnen
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪnən]
The verdict
“zerrinnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flüssig werden und zerfließen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zerrinnen · zerrinnen · German
zerrinnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | zerrinnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪnən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zerrinnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zerrinnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
zerrinnen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zerrinnen, spelled Z-E-R-R-I-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1flüssig werden und zerfließen
- 2sich auflösen, nicht wahr werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerrinnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
… und so trat am folgenden Tage früh Morgens die Sonne in vollem Glanze am azurnen Horizont hervor, und der Schnee zerrann im Thale noch geschwinder als wie er gekommen war.
Ganz dicht fielen die Tropfen und der letzte Rest Schnee zerrann zu Wasser.
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.