Gießkanne
[ˈɡiːsˌkanə]
The verdict
“Gießkanne” 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) - Wasserbehälter, der zum Gießen von Blumen verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-gie-kanne · Gießkanne · German
Gießkanne · 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 "G" 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 | Gießkanne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡiːsˌkanə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gießkanne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gießkanne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡiːsˌkanə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wasserbehälter, der zum Gießen von Blumen verwendet wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Gießkanne in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gießkanne, spelled G-I-E-S-S-K-A-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Wasserbehälter, der zum Gießen von Blumen verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gießkanne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manche Blumen müssen jeden Tag mit der Gießkanne bewässert werden.
„Andere kommen mit Gießkannen, um ihr Bollwerk zu festigen.“
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.