Zerrüttung
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁʏtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Zerrüttung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aktion, etwas erheblich/massiv zu beeinträchtigen, und Ergebnis dieser Aktion
Corpus desk
Index DE-zerruttung · Zerrüttung · German
Zerrüttung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Zerrüttung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁʏtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zerrüttung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zerrüttung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁʏtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aktion, etwas erheblich/massiv zu beeinträchtigen, und Ergebnis dieser Aktion".
Zerrüttung has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Zerrüttung, spelled Z-E-R-R-Ü-T-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Aktion, etwas erheblich/massiv zu beeinträchtigen, und Ergebnis dieser Aktion
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zerrüttung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So suchte die Gräfin denn von sich aus nach Mitteln, dieser Zerrüttung Einhalt zu tun.“
„Sie fürchtete die Zerrüttung des Vermögens.“
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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.