zerrte

[ˈt͡sɛʁtə]

/[ˈt͡sɛʁtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“zerrte” is uncommon German (frequency #56,700 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,700
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerren

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerrte · zerrte · German

zerrte · rank #56,700 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,700
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zeitweilige

Nearest frequency peer: zeitweilige (-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 „zerrte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerrte
PropertyValue
Headwordzerrte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡sɛʁtə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,700
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zerrte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zerrtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zeitweilige“ (#56,699), „Zierde“ (#56,701), „Zimmermädchen“ (#56,703). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerrte“ bei #56,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerrte is uncommon German at frequency #56,700 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡sɛʁtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for zerrte in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zerrte, spelled Z-E-R-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerren
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerren

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 "zerrte"?
"zerrte" is spelled Z-E-R-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɛʁtə].
What does "zerrte" mean?
As a verb, "zerrte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerren
How do you pronounce "zerrte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerrte" is [ˈt͡sɛʁtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerrte" come from?
"zerrte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zierde#56,701Zither#56,704zäunen#56,717Vreden#56,671

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list