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Handsäge

German, noun/ˈhantˌzɛːɡə/

Handsäge is a German feminine noun meaning “Any type of saw used by hand, like handsaw, crosscut saw, fretsaw, bow saw, backsaw, Japanese saw, puk saw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Säge, die mit der Hand geführt wird”.

What does Handsäge mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineAny type of saw used by hand, like handsaw, crosscut saw, fretsaw, bow saw, backsaw, Japanese saw, puk saw

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Säge, die mit der Hand geführt wird

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Handsäge

  • Handsägen plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Handsäge?

  • /ˈhantˌzɛːɡə/
  • [ˈhantˌzɛːɡə]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Handsäge

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Handsäge in German?

Handsäge appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).