Messerspitze
German, noun[ˈmɛsɐˌʃpɪt͡sə]
Messerspitze is spelled M-E-S-S-E-R-S-P-I-T-Z-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Messerspitze is a German feminine noun meaning “knife tip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das dem Griff gegenüberliegende Ende eines Messers”.
What does Messerspitze mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineknife tip
- 2
femininean imprecise amount of a (chiefly powdery) ingredient; a pinch; as much as would fit on the tip of a knife
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das dem Griff gegenüberliegende Ende eines Messers 2. unscharfe Mengenangabe für eine (meist pulverförmige) Zutat: so viel, wie auf der Spitze eines Messers liegen bleibt
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 Messerspitze
- Messerspitzen plural
- Msp. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Messerspitze?
- [ˈmɛsɐˌʃpɪt͡sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Messerspitze in German?
Messerspitze appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).