zitternden

[ˈt͡sɪtɐndn̩]

/[ˈt͡sɪtɐndn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“zitternden” is uncommon German (frequency #83,562 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,562
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 zitternd

Corpus desk

Index DE-zitternden · zitternden · German

zitternden · rank #83,562 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,562
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zirkels

Nearest frequency peer: Zirkels (-2 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 „zitternden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zitternden
PropertyValue
Headwordzitternden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡sɪtɐndn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zitternden“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zirkels“ (#83,560), „zubereiteten“ (#83,564), „Zinseszins“ (#83,559). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zitternden“ bei #83,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zitternden is uncommon German at frequency #83,562 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sɪtɐndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for zitternden in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented 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 zitternden, spelled Z-I-T-T-E-R-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd

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 "zitternden"?
"zitternden" is spelled Z-I-T-T-E-R-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɪtɐndn̩].
What does "zitternden" mean?
As an adjective, "zitternden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zitternd
How do you pronounce "zitternden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zitternden" is [ˈt͡sɪtɐndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zitternden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zinseszins#83,559zugefroren#83,568zugelaufen#83,570zugemauert#83,571

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list