Reißzwecke
[ˈʁaɪ̯st͡svɛkə]
The verdict
“Reißzwecke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzer Nagel mit breitem, flachen Kopf, der zum Befestigen weniger Blätter Papier an einem Brett oder Ähnlichem dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-rei-zwecke · Reißzwecke · German
Reißzwecke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Reißzwecke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯st͡svɛkə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Reißzwecke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Reißzwecke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯st͡svɛkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Reißzwecke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir werden die Plakate mit Reißzwecken an den Pinnwänden im Foyer festmachen.
Reißzwecken kauft man in Päckchen mit 100 Stück oder mehr.
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.