zerstört

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯t]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯t]/ adj

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The verdict

“zerstört” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,835
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gewaltsam und mutwillig kaputt gemacht

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerstort · zerstört · German

zerstört · rank #1,835 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,835
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ah

Nearest frequency peer: Ah (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „zerstört“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zerstört“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zerstört vs zerstörte
89% similar
zerstört vs zerstörten
80% similar
zerstört vs zerstöre
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zerstört
PropertyValue
Headwordzerstört
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,835
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zerstört“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zerstörtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ah“ (#1,836), „Werner“ (#1,833), „anfangen“ (#1,837). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerstört“ bei #1,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around zerstört (IPA [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,835 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "gewaltsam und mutwillig kaputt gemacht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for zerstört, with forms such as "ezrstört", "zerrstört", and "zersstört". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "zerstörte", "zerstörten", "zerstöre", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zerstört, spelled Z-E-R-S-T-Ö-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    gewaltsam und mutwillig kaputt gemacht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how zerstört appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Trotz [durch den Taifun Haiyan] zerstörter Infrastruktur versuchen Hilfsorganisationen, die Menschen auf den Philippinen mit dem Nötigsten zu versorgen.

Synonyms

vernichtetzerbrochen

Antonyms

ganzheilunzerstört

This word in other languages

destroyed(English)destruido(Español)détruit(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ezrstört
  • zerrstört
  • zersstört
  • zerströt
  • zersttört
  • zerstörrt
  • zerstörtt
  • zerstötr
  • zersötrt
  • zertsört
  • zesrtört
  • zrestört
  • zzerstört

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zerstört - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ezrstört2zerrstört1zersstört1zerströt2zersttört1zerstörrt1zerstörtt1zerstötr2
Edit distance from "zerstört"

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 "zerstört"?
"zerstört" is spelled Z-E-R-S-T-Ö-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯t].
What does "zerstört" mean?
As an adjective, "zerstört" means: gewaltsam und mutwillig kaputt gemacht
What words are commonly confused with "zerstört"?
"zerstört" is commonly confused with "zerstörte", "zerstörten", "zerstöre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zerstört"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerstört" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerstört" come from?
"zerstört" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zerstört", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anfangen#1,837Bekannte#1,838verdammt#1,830Computer#1,841

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Stiftung13 variantsschlimmer13 variantsSchweden13 variantsüberzeugt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list