zerstritten

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪtn̩]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zerstritten” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,320
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerstreiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerstritten · zerstritten · German

zerstritten · rank #37,320 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,320
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH yorks

Nearest frequency peer: yorks (-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 „zerstritten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerstritten
PropertyValue
Headwordzerstritten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪtn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#37,320
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zerstritten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zerstrittenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „yorks“ (#37,319), „Zitadelle“ (#37,321), „Zufuhr“ (#37,322). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zerstritten“ bei #37,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around zerstritten (IPA [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,320 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for zerstritten, with forms such as "ezrstritten", "zerrstritten", and "zersrtitten". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 zerstritten, spelled Z-E-R-S-T-R-I-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerstreiten
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerstreiten
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerstreiten
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerstreiten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ezrstritten
  • zerrstritten
  • zersrtitten
  • zersstritten
  • zerstirtten
  • zerstriten
  • zerstritetn
  • zerstrittenn
  • zerstrittne
  • zerstrritten
  • zerstrtiten
  • zersttritten
  • zertsritten
  • zesrtritten
  • zrestritten
  • zzerstritten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ezrstritten2zerrstritten1zersrtitten2zersstritten1zerstirtten2zerstriten1zerstritetn2zerstrittenn1
Edit distance from "zerstritten"

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 "zerstritten"?
"zerstritten" is spelled Z-E-R-S-T-R-I-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪtn̩].
What does "zerstritten" mean?
As a verb, "zerstritten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zerstreiten
What are common misspellings of "zerstritten"?
Common misspellings include "ezrstritten", "zerrstritten", "zersrtitten", "zersstritten", "zerstirtten". The correct spelling is "zerstritten".
How do you pronounce "zerstritten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerstritten" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerstritten" come from?
"zerstritten" 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 "zerstritten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

überblicken#37,329überzogenen#37,331abgerutscht#37,335weggefallen#37,304

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Wunderkind16 variantsüberbrückt16 variantsabzuliefern16 variantsvorgemacht16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list