zertrennen
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtʁɛnən]
The verdict
“zertrennen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Ganzes oder Verbundenes in einzelne Bestandteile trennen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zertrennen · zertrennen · German
zertrennen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zertrennen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtʁɛnən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zertrennen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zertrennen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtʁɛnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas Ganzes oder Verbundenes in einzelne Bestandteile trennen".
Zero misspellings are on record for zertrennen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zertrennen, spelled Z-E-R-T-R-E-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas Ganzes oder Verbundenes in einzelne Bestandteile trennen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zertrennen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die stärksten Winkelschleifer … zertrennen dicke Stahlträger, Pfosten aus Beton und massiven Stein.
Manche Frauen entscheiden sich für eine Lotusgeburt. Das bedeutet, dass die Nabelschnur gar nicht zertrennt wird.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.