Knochensäge
German, noun/knɔxn̩ˌzɛːɡə/
Knochensäge is spelled K-N-O-C-H-E-N-S-Ä-G-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 189,851st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knochensäge is a German feminine noun meaning “bone saw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Metzgerwerkzeug zum Zertrennen von Knochen”.
What does Knochensäge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebone saw
- 2
feminineslangsynonym of Hitlersäge
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Metzgerwerkzeug zum Zertrennen von Knochen 2. Chirurgisches Werkzeug, um Knochen aufzuschneiden
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 Knochensäge
- Knochensägen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knochensäge?
- /knɔxn̩ˌzɛːɡə/
- [ˈknɔxn̩ˌzɛːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Knochensäge in German?
Knochensäge appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).