zerschossen

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zerschossen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,903 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,903
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zerschießen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerschossen · zerschossen · German

zerschossen · rank #64,903 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,903
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zerdrückt

Nearest frequency peer: zerdrückt (-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 „zerschossen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerschossen
PropertyValue
Headwordzerschossen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zerschossen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zerdrückt“ (#64,902), „Zigeunern“ (#64,904), „Zeman“ (#64,901). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerschossen“ bei #64,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerschossen is uncommon German at frequency #64,903 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zerschießen".

No misspelling variants are generated for zerschossen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zerschossen, spelled Z-E-R-S-C-H-O-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zerschießen

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 "zerschossen"?
"zerschossen" is spelled Z-E-R-S-C-H-O-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩].
What does "zerschossen" mean?
As a verb, "zerschossen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zerschießen
How do you pronounce "zerschossen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerschossen" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃɔsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerschossen" come from?
"zerschossen" 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 "zerschossen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zeitangaben#64,896Zaubertrank#64,894Zwangsjacke#64,914Ölindustrie#64,920

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list