Beißzange
[ˈbaɪ̯sˌt͡saŋə]
The verdict
“Beißzange” 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) - Zange, deren Kneifflächen wie ein Gebiss aufeinanderstoßen
Corpus desk
Index DE-bei-zange · Beißzange · German
Beißzange · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Beißzange |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaɪ̯sˌt͡saŋə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Beißzange“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Beißzange is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaɪ̯sˌt͡saŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Beißzange, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Beißzange, spelled B-E-I-S-S-Z-A-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1Zange, deren Kneifflächen wie ein Gebiss aufeinanderstoßen
- 2bissige, streitsüchtige Person (vor allem Frau)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Beißzange appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beißzangen sind sehr geeignet, um Drähte zu zertrennen, Nägel zu ziehen und für ähnliche Arbeiten.
Herr Meier bleibt abends immer lange in der Kneipe sitzen, er mag seine Beißzange nicht mehr hören.
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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.