Zerrissenheit

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsn̩haɪ̯t]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zerrissenheit” is uncommon German (frequency #55,882 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,882
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zwiespalt des Individuums

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerrissenheit · Zerrissenheit · German

Zerrissenheit · rank #55,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,882
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zeitweiligen

Nearest frequency peer: zeitweiligen (-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 „Zerrissenheit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zerrissenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordZerrissenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#55,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zerrissenheit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zerrissenheitfällt 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: „zeitweiligen“ (#55,881), „Zeugung“ (#55,883), „zeitlosen“ (#55,880). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zerrissenheit“ bei #55,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zerrissenheit is uncommon German at frequency #55,882 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsn̩haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zwiespalt des Individuums".

No misspelling variants are generated for Zerrissenheit in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zerrissenheit, spelled Z-E-R-R-I-S-S-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zwiespalt des Individuums

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In vielen seiner Romane thematisiert Kafka die Zerrissenheit des Individuums.

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 "Zerrissenheit"?
"Zerrissenheit" is spelled Z-E-R-R-I-S-S-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Zerrissenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Zerrissenheit" means: Zwiespalt des Individuums
How do you pronounce "Zerrissenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zerrissenheit" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪsn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zerrissenheit" come from?
"Zerrissenheit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list