zerstörte

Name: zerstörte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“zerstörte” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,643. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,643
frequency rank, German: 37,643
“Z” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstört

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

zerstörte vs zerstörten

90% similar

zerstörte vs zerstört

89% similar

zerstörte vs zerstöre

89% similar

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

Key facts for zerstörte
Property	Value
Headword	zerstörte
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#12,643
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zerstörte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zerstörte lands here:

#12,643

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around zerstörte (IPA [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,643 among 37,643 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for zerstörte, with forms such as "ezrstörte", "zerrstörte", and "zersstörte". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "zerstörten", "zerstört", "zerstöre", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 zerstörte, spelled Z-E-R-S-T-Ö-R-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstört
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstört
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstört
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstört
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstört
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstört
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstört
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstört
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstört

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ezrstörte
zerrstörte
zersstörte
zerströte
zersttörte
zerstöret
zerstörrte
zerstörtte
zerstötre
zersötrte
zertsörte
zesrtörte
zrestörte
zzerstörte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zerstörte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "zerstörte"

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 "zerstörte"?

"zerstörte" is spelled Z-E-R-S-T-Ö-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə].

What does "zerstörte" mean?

As an adjective, "zerstörte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstört

What words are commonly confused with "zerstörte"?

"zerstörte" is commonly confused with "zerstörten", "zerstört", "zerstöre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "zerstörte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerstörte" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "zerstörte" come from?

"zerstörte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “zerstörte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is Z-E-R-S-T-Ö-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯tə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “zerstörten” - see the side-by-side comparison. zerstörte vs zerstörten
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.