zerrissene

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsənə]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsənə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zerrissene” is uncommon German (frequency #53,396 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,396
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerrissen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerrissene · zerrissene · German

zerrissene · rank #53,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,396
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeiträumen

Nearest frequency peer: Zeiträumen (-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 „zerrissene“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerrissene
PropertyValue
Headwordzerrissene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsənə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,396
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zerrissene“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zerrissenefällt 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: „Zeiträumen“ (#53,395), „Zeitbombe“ (#53,394), „zorniger“ (#53,398). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerrissene“ bei #53,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerrissene is uncommon German at frequency #53,396 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsənə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for zerrissene in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zerrissene, spelled Z-E-R-R-I-S-S-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerrissen
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerrissen
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerrissen
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerrissen
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerrissen
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerrissen
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerrissen
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerrissen
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerrissen

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 "zerrissene"?
"zerrissene" is spelled Z-E-R-R-I-S-S-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsənə].
What does "zerrissene" mean?
As an adjective, "zerrissene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerrissen
How do you pronounce "zerrissene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerrissene" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerrissene" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zeiträumen#53,395Zuschauers#53,406Zweikämpfe#53,410Überlebens#53,420

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list