Anspitzer
[ˈanˌʃpɪt͡sɐ]
The verdict
“Anspitzer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines Gerät, zum Spitzen (normalerweise von Blei- oder Buntstiften)
Corpus desk
Index DE-anspitzer · Anspitzer · German
Anspitzer · 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 "A" 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 | Anspitzer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃpɪt͡sɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Anspitzer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Anspitzer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌʃpɪt͡sɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Gerät, zum Spitzen (normalerweise von Blei- oder Buntstiften)".
Zero misspellings are on record for Anspitzer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Anspitzer, spelled A-N-S-P-I-T-Z-E-R.
Definition
- 1kleines Gerät, zum Spitzen (normalerweise von Blei- oder Buntstiften)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Anspitzer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du kannst mir nicht zufällig deinen Anspitzer leihen?
„Renate hatte mir einen Anspitzer gegeben.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.