zerbrechlich
\t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçlɪç\
The verdict
“zerbrechlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fragile, qui casse facilement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zerbrechlich · zerbrechlich · French
zerbrechlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | zerbrechlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçlɪç\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zerbrechlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \t͡sɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for zerbrechlich in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is zerbrechlich, spelled Z-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Fragile, qui casse facilement.
- 2Gracile, frêle, menu.
- 3Facile à détruire, blesser, abîmer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerbrechlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
eine zerbrechliche Vase aus dünnem Glas
Im Verhältnis zu der Größe des Zimmers waren die Möbel nicht zahlreich. (...) Außer den regelmäßig an den Wänden verteilten, steifen Armstühlen gab es nur noch einen kleinen Nähtisch am Fenster, und, dem Sofa gegenüber, einen zerbrechlichen Luxus-Sekretär, bedeckt mit Nippes.
Antonyms
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.