zerrütten
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁʏtn̩]
The verdict
“zerrütten” 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) - den Zusammenhalt, die funktionierende Beziehung zwischen zwei oder mehreren Menschen langsam aber sicher zerstören
Corpus desk
Index DE-zerrutten · zerrütten · German
zerrütten · 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 | zerrütten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁʏtn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zerrütten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zerrütten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁʏtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zerrütten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 zerrütten, spelled Z-E-R-R-Ü-T-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1den Zusammenhalt, die funktionierende Beziehung zwischen zwei oder mehreren Menschen langsam aber sicher zerstören
- 2langsam aber sicher dauerhaft (die körperliche oder seelische Kraft) schädigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerrütten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie in vielen anderen Fällen zerrüttete auch diese Ehe unter den Belastungen der Alkoholkrankheit und Sucht.
„Hier tritt an Stelle der Gelassenheit, die keine mörderische Drohung zu erschüttern vermag, eine heillose Angst, die die Persönlichkeit zerrüttet.“
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.