Reißzwecke
[ˈʁaɪ̯st͡svɛkə]
The verdict
“Reißzwecke” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kurzer Nagel mit breitem, flachen Kopf, der zum Befestigen weniger Blätter Papier an einem Brett oder Ähnlichem dient
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reißzwecke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯st͡svɛkə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Reißzwecke” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Reißzwecke is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁaɪ̯st͡svɛkə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kurzer Nagel mit breitem, flachen Kopf, der zum Befestigen weniger Blätter Papier an einem Brett oder Ähnlichem dient".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Reißzwecke, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Reißzwecke, spelled R-E-I-S-S-Z-W-E-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1kurzer Nagel mit breitem, flachen Kopf, der zum Befestigen weniger Blätter Papier an einem Brett oder Ähnlichem dient
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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.
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Using “Reißzwecke”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-I-S-S-Z-W-E-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁaɪ̯st͡svɛkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.