zertrümmern

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtʁʏmɐn]

/[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtʁʏmɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“zertrümmern” is uncommon German (frequency #62,122 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,122
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zertrummern · zertrümmern · German

zertrümmern · rank #62,122 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,122
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zertreten

Nearest frequency peer: zertreten (-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 „zertrümmern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zertrümmern
PropertyValue
Headwordzertrümmern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtʁʏmɐn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,122
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zertrümmern“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zertrümmernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zertreten“ (#62,121), „zerfleischt“ (#62,120), „zierlichen“ (#62,124). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zertrümmern“ bei #62,122. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zertrümmern is uncommon German at frequency #62,122 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtʁʏmɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas in Stücke schlagen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zertrümmern, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zertrümmern, spelled Z-E-R-T-R-Ü-M-M-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas in Stücke schlagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Grabräuber zertrümmerten jede Statuette, jede Vase und jede Säule in der archäologischen Grabungsstätte.

Synonyms

aus etwas Kleinholz machenzerdeppernzerschmettern

This word in other languages

smash(English)destrozar(Español)démolir(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 "zertrümmern"?
"zertrümmern" is spelled Z-E-R-T-R-Ü-M-M-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtʁʏmɐn].
What does "zertrümmern" mean?
As a verb, "zertrümmern" means: etwas in Stücke schlagen
How do you pronounce "zertrümmern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zertrümmern" is [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈtʁʏmɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zertrümmern" come from?
"zertrümmern" 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 "zertrümmern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zerfleischt#62,120Zentralrats#62,119zurücklässt#62,130Wichtigtuer#62,099

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list