Zersiedelung
German, noun[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈziːdəlʊŋ]
Zersiedelung is spelled Z-E-R-S-I-E-D-E-L-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zersiedelung is a German feminine noun meaning “urban sprawl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bewirken/Vorhandensein von übermäßiger, gestreuter Bebauung”.
What does Zersiedelung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineurban sprawl
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bewirken/Vorhandensein von übermäßiger, gestreuter Bebauung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zersiedelung
- Zersiedelungen plural
- Zersiedlung alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zersiedelung?
- [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈziːdəlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zersiedelung in German?
Zersiedelung appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).