zusammenstürzen
[t͡suˈzamənˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“zusammenstürzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in sich zusammenfallen, zu Boden gehen, in Trümmer gehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zusammensturzen · zusammenstürzen · German
zusammenstürzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | zusammenstürzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈzamənˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zusammenstürzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zusammenstürzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈzamənˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in sich zusammenfallen, zu Boden gehen, in Trümmer gehen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zusammenstürzen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zusammenstürzen, spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-S-T-Ü-R-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1in sich zusammenfallen, zu Boden gehen, in Trümmer gehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zusammenstürzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Verletzten müssen evakuiert werden, bevor das ganze Haus zusammenstürzt.
Ihre ganze Welt drohte zusammenzustürzen, sobald sie den ungeheuerlichen Betrug nicht mehr verdrängen konnte.
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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.