Zusammenprall

[t͡suˈzamənˌpʁal]

/[t͡suˈzamənˌpʁal]/ noun

The verdict

“Zusammenprall” is uncommon German (frequency #67,922 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,922
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, bei dem Dinge heftig aneinanderstoßen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zusammenprall · Zusammenprall · German

Zusammenprall · rank #67,922 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,922
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zusammenhangs

Nearest frequency peer: Zusammenhangs (-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 „Zusammenprall“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zusammenprall
PropertyValue
HeadwordZusammenprall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡suˈzamənˌpʁal]
Letters13
Frequency rank#67,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zusammenprall“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zusammenhangs“ (#67,921), „zuschreibt“ (#67,923), „zurückzubekommen“ (#67,920). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zusammenprall“ bei #67,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zusammenprall is uncommon German at frequency #67,922 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡suˈzamənˌpʁal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorgang, bei dem Dinge heftig aneinanderstoßen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Zusammenprall in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zusammenprall, spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-P-R-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang, bei dem Dinge heftig aneinanderstoßen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bis heute hoffe ich, dass sie vielleicht den eigentlichen Zusammenprall verpasst hat und es ihre Sehnsucht nach gesteigerter Dramatik war, die die Leerstellen im Nachhinein gefüllt hat.“

Synonyms

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 "Zusammenprall"?
"Zusammenprall" is spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-P-R-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈzamənˌpʁal].
What does "Zusammenprall" mean?
As a noun, "Zusammenprall" means: Vorgang, bei dem Dinge heftig aneinanderstoßen
How do you pronounce "Zusammenprall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zusammenprall" is [t͡suˈzamənˌpʁal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zusammenprall" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list