zerstören
\t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːʁən\
The verdict
“zerstören” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Détruire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zerstoren · zerstören · French
zerstören · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | zerstören |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːʁən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zerstören is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for zerstören in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is zerstören, spelled Z-E-R-S-T-Ö-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Détruire.
- 2Détruire, annihiler, ébranler (quelque chose d'idéel).
- 3sich selbst zerstören: s'autodétruire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerstören appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auch die zerstörten Geschäfte und die ausgebrannte Stadtverwaltung werden noch lange an die Proteste erinnern, die Kasachstan für immer verändert haben.
Ein Erdbeben hat eine ganze Stadt in Japan zerstört.
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.