zerstreuten

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tn̩]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tn̩]/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“zerstreuten” is uncommon German (frequency #83,555 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,555
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerstreuten · zerstreuten · German

zerstreuten · rank #83,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,555
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zersplitterte

Nearest frequency peer: zersplitterte (-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 „zerstreuten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerstreuten
PropertyValue
Headwordzerstreuten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zerstreuten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zerstreutenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zersplitterte“ (#83,554), „zerstörst“ (#83,556), „zephyr“ (#83,553). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerstreuten“ bei #83,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerstreuten is uncommon German at frequency #83,555 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

zerstreuten has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zerstreuten, spelled Z-E-R-S-T-R-E-U-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "zerstreuten"?
"zerstreuten" is spelled Z-E-R-S-T-R-E-U-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tn̩].
What does "zerstreuten" mean?
As an adjective, "zerstreuten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zerstreut
How do you pronounce "zerstreuten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerstreuten" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɔɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerstreuten" come from?
"zerstreuten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wunderwaffe#83,538zugewachsen#83,572zurückdenke#83,578wechselndem#83,506

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list