zerstörst

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯st]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯st]/ verb

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The verdict

“zerstörst” is uncommon German (frequency #83,556 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,556
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerstören

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerstorst · zerstörst · German

zerstörst · rank #83,556 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,556
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zerstreuten

Nearest frequency peer: zerstreuten (-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 „zerstörst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerstörst
PropertyValue
Headwordzerstörst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯st]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,556
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zerstörst“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zerstörstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zerstreuten“ (#83,555), „zerzaust“ (#83,557), „zersplitterte“ (#83,554). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerstörst“ bei #83,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerstörst is uncommon German at frequency #83,556 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerstören".

zerstörst has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zerstörst, spelled Z-E-R-S-T-Ö-R-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerstören

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 "zerstörst"?
"zerstörst" is spelled Z-E-R-S-T-Ö-R-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯st].
What does "zerstörst" mean?
As a verb, "zerstörst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zerstören
How do you pronounce "zerstörst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerstörst" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerstörst" come from?
"zerstörst" 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 "zerstörst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zeigenden#83,549Zuckerhut#83,565wässriger#83,541wunderten#83,537

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list