zersägt

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈzɛːkt]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈzɛːkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zersägt” is uncommon German (frequency #82,390 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,390
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zersägen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zersagt · zersägt · German

zersägt · rank #82,390 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,390
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zerrütteten

Nearest frequency peer: zerrütteten (-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 „zersägt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zersägt
PropertyValue
Headwordzersägt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈzɛːkt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,390
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zersägt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zersägtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zerrütteten“ (#82,389), „zerpflückt“ (#82,388), „zerknirscht“ (#82,387). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zersägt“ bei #82,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zersägt is uncommon German at frequency #82,390 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈzɛːkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zersägt, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zersägt, spelled Z-E-R-S-Ä-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zersägen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zersägen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zersägen

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 "zersägt"?
"zersägt" is spelled Z-E-R-S-Ä-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈzɛːkt].
What does "zersägt" mean?
As a verb, "zersägt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zersägen
How do you pronounce "zersägt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zersägt" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈzɛːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zersägt" come from?
"zersägt" 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 "zersägt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

würfelt#82,370abrupte#82,445Wattens#82,331Viadukt#82,306

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list