Motorsäge

[ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌzɛːɡə]

/[ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌzɛːɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Motorsäge” is uncommon German (frequency #66,510 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,510
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein motorgetriebenes Werkzeug zum Zerteilen von festem Material, insbesondere von Holz

Corpus desk

Index DE-motorsage · Motorsäge · German

Motorsäge · rank #66,510 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,510
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH morphologisch

Nearest frequency peer: morphologisch (-2 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 „Motorsäge“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Motorsäge
PropertyValue
HeadwordMotorsäge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌzɛːɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,510
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Motorsäge“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „morphologisch“ (#66,508), „Mundhöhle“ (#66,512), „morel“ (#66,507). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Motorsäge“ bei #66,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Motorsäge is uncommon German at frequency #66,510 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌzɛːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein motorgetriebenes Werkzeug zum Zerteilen von festem Material, insbesondere von Holz".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Motorsäge, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Motorsäge, spelled M-O-T-O-R-S-Ä-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein motorgetriebenes Werkzeug zum Zerteilen von festem Material, insbesondere von Holz

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Eine Motorsäge war darauf zu sehen, von jeder Zacke tropfte Blut.“

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 "Motorsäge"?
"Motorsäge" is spelled M-O-T-O-R-S-Ä-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌzɛːɡə].
What does "Motorsäge" mean?
As a noun, "Motorsäge" means: ein motorgetriebenes Werkzeug zum Zerteilen von festem Material, insbesondere von Holz
How do you pronounce "Motorsäge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Motorsäge" is [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌzɛːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Motorsäge" come from?
"Motorsäge" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Motorsäge", 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