zerspringen
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪŋən]
The verdict
“zerspringen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (in einem kurzen Moment) in kleine Teile zerfallen
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Index DE-zerspringen · zerspringen · German
zerspringen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | zerspringen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪŋən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zerspringen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zerspringen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zerspringen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zerspringen, spelled Z-E-R-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1(in einem kurzen Moment) in kleine Teile zerfallen
- 2zerreißen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerspringen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn jemand sagt, die Scheibe ist zersprungen, so meint er eine ganz bestimmte Scheibe; wenn er aber sagt, eine Scheibe ist zersprungen, so lässt er es ungewiß, welche es sei.“
„Mein Herz zerspringt in tausend Scherben.“
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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.