Lanzette
[lanˈt͡sɛtə]
The verdict
“Lanzette” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - medizinisches Gerät: kleines, zweischneidiges Messer oder Nadel
Corpus desk
Index DE-lanzette · Lanzette · German
Lanzette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Lanzette |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lanˈt͡sɛtə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lanzette“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lanzette is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lanˈt͡sɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "medizinisches Gerät: kleines, zweischneidiges Messer oder Nadel".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Lanzette, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lanzette, spelled L-A-N-Z-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1medizinisches Gerät: kleines, zweischneidiges Messer oder Nadel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lanzette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich weiß nicht, was mich Halbtoten veranlaßte, die Augen zu öffnen; da sah ich den Mann mit der Lanzette, der dabei war, mir die Vene aufzustechen.“
„Nun legten sie großen Eifer für die Schutzpockenimpfung an den Tag, lernten an Kohlblättern zur Ader lassen und schafften sich sogar ein paar Lanzetten an.“
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.