Heckenschere
German, noun[ˈhɛkənˌʃeːʁə]
Heckenschere is spelled H-E-C-K-E-N-S-C-H-E-R-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 87,510th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heckenschere is a German feminine noun meaning “hedge cutters, hedge shears, hedge trimmer, hedge clippers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gartengerät mit langen Griffen zum Schneiden einer Hecke”.
What does Heckenschere mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehedge cutters, hedge shears, hedge trimmer, hedge clippers
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gartengerät mit langen Griffen zum Schneiden einer Hecke
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 Heckenschere
- Heckenscheren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heckenschere?
- [ˈhɛkənˌʃeːʁə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Heckenschere in German?
Heckenschere appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).