zerstreute

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tə]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zerstreute” is uncommon German (frequency #74,215 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,215
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerstreute · zerstreute · German

zerstreute · rank #74,215 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,215
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zermürbt

Nearest frequency peer: zermürbt (-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 „zerstreute“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerstreute
PropertyValue
Headwordzerstreute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,215
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zerstreute“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zerstreutefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zermürbt“ (#74,214), „Zigeunerin“ (#74,216), „Zentralorgan“ (#74,213). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerstreute“ bei #74,215. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerstreute is uncommon German at frequency #74,215 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

zerstreute has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zerstreute, spelled Z-E-R-S-T-R-E-U-T-E.

Definition

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

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 "zerstreute"?
"zerstreute" is spelled Z-E-R-S-T-R-E-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tə].
What does "zerstreute" mean?
As an adjective, "zerstreute" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
How do you pronounce "zerstreute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerstreute" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerstreute" come from?
"zerstreute" 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 "zerstreute", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zigeunerin#74,216Zugfahrten#74,222Zwanzigern#74,227Ökosystems#74,231

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list