zerbersten
\t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁstn̩\
The verdict
“zerbersten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Éclater, briser en petits morceaux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zerbersten · zerbersten · French
zerbersten · 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 | zerbersten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁstn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zerbersten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁstn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Éclater, briser en petits morceaux.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zerbersten, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is zerbersten, spelled Z-E-R-B-E-R-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Éclater, briser en petits morceaux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zerbersten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
das Flugzeug gerät in monströse Turbulenzen. (..) Der Kapitän spricht beruhigende Worte, aber jedem in der Kabine ist klar, und Miesel noch etwas mehr, dass sie ins Meer stürzen, dass sie am Wasser wie an einer Wand zerbersten werden.
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.