Kreissäge

[ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌzɛːɡə]

/[ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌzɛːɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kreissäge” is uncommon German (frequency #66,410 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,410
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - motorbetriebene Säge mit einem runden Sägeblatt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kreissage · Kreissäge · German

Kreissäge · rank #66,410 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,410
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krebsforschung

Nearest frequency peer: Krebsforschung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kreissäge“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kreissäge“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kreissäge
PropertyValue
HeadwordKreissäge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌzɛːɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,410
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kreissäge“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kreissägefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Krebsforschung“ (#66,409), „Kräutergarten“ (#66,411), „Kratzbaum“ (#66,408). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kreissäge“ bei #66,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kreissäge is uncommon German at frequency #66,410 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌzɛːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kreissäge in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kreissäge, spelled K-R-E-I-S-S-Ä-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    motorbetriebene Säge mit einem runden Sägeblatt
  2. 2
    scherzhafte Bezeichnung für den kreisrunden, steifen Strohhut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kreissäge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Bretter wurden mit der Kreissäge in kürzester Zeit durchgesägt.
  2. Eine Kreissäge ohne Schutzvorrichtungen ist sehr gefährlich, da man sich leicht einen Finger abschneidet oder mit Kleidungsstücken darin hängen bleiben kann.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kreissäge"?
"Kreissäge" is spelled K-R-E-I-S-S-Ä-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌzɛːɡə].
What does "Kreissäge" mean?
As a noun, "Kreissäge" means: motorbetriebene Säge mit einem runden Sägeblatt
How do you pronounce "Kreissäge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kreissäge" is [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌzɛːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kreissäge" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kreissäge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list