zerteilen

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən]/ verb

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The verdict

“zerteilen” is uncommon German (frequency #76,416 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,416
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Stücke zerlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zerteilen · zerteilen · German

zerteilen · rank #76,416 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,416
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zerbrechliche

Nearest frequency peer: zerbrechliche (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “zerteilen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “zerteilen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zerteilen
PropertyValue
Headwordzerteilen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,416
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “zerteilen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zerteilenliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „zerbrechliche“ (#76,415), „Zeven“ (#76,417), „zentralisiert“ (#76,414). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zerteilen is uncommon German at frequency #76,416 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zerteilen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zerteilen, spelled Z-E-R-T-E-I-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Stücke zerlegen
  2. 2
    sich auflösen, auseinandergehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Zwischenzeit Salat waschen und zerteilen, mit Öl, Salz, Pfeffer und Zitronensaft anmachen.
  2. Um ihre Grundstücke ziehen sie unüberwindbare Einzäunungen. Und den Leuten von Lamporecchio, die es gewohnt sind, Abkürzungen zu nehmen, passt es nicht, dass diese Mauern ihr Land zerteilen.

This word in other languages

divide(English)dividir(Español)diviser(Français)

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 "zerteilen"?
"zerteilen" is spelled Z-E-R-T-E-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən].
What does "zerteilen" mean?
As a verb, "zerteilen" means: in Stücke zerlegen
How do you pronounce "zerteilen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zerteilen" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zerteilen" come from?
"zerteilen" 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 "zerteilen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abbekommt#76,451abdrucken#76,453Vornamens#76,375vordringt#76,372

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list