zersplittert
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃplɪtɐt]
The verdict
“zersplittert” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #47,146 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #47,146
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in viele kleine Teile zerfallen, zu Splittern zerbrochen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zersplittert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃplɪtɐt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #47,146 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zersplittert” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zersplittert is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃplɪtɐt]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,146 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in viele kleine Teile zerfallen, zu Splittern zerbrochen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for zersplittert, with forms such as "ezrsplittert", "zerpslittert", and "zerrsplittert". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zersplittert, spelled Z-E-R-S-P-L-I-T-T-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1in viele kleine Teile zerfallen, zu Splittern zerbrochen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ezrsplittert,zerpslittert,zerrsplittert,zerslpittert,zerspilttert,zersplitert,zersplitetrt,zersplitterrt,zersplittertt,zersplittetr,zersplittret,zerspllittert,zerspltitert,zerspplittert,zerssplittert,zesrplittert,zresplittert,zzersplittert
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zersplittert - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “zersplittert”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-E-R-S-P-L-I-T-T-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃplɪtɐt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.