zerspalten
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃpaltn̩]
The verdict
“zerspalten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - zur Gänze zerlegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zerspalten · zerspalten · German
zerspalten · 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 | zerspalten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃpaltn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zerspalten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zerspalten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃpaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Gänze zerlegen".
No misspelling variants are generated for zerspalten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zerspalten, spelled Z-E-R-S-P-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1zur Gänze zerlegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerspalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da faßte der Junge die Axt, zerspaltete den Amboß auf einen Hieb, und klemmte den Bart mit hinein.
Energie wird nicht nur frei, wenn ein Atomkern in kleinere Kerne zerspalten wird, sonderh auch dann, wenn zwei Kerne zu einem größeren miteinander verschmelzen.
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.