Sicherheitsnadel
German, noun/ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌnaːdl̩/
Sicherheitsnadel is spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-H-E-I-T-S-N-A-D-E-L (16 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 179,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sicherheitsnadel is a German feminine noun meaning “safety pin, a pin, in the form of a clasp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verschließbare Nadel, die so gebogen ist, dass das spitze Ende keine Verletzungsgefahr darstellt”.
What does Sicherheitsnadel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesafety pin, a pin, in the form of a clasp
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verschließbare Nadel, die so gebogen ist, dass das spitze Ende keine Verletzungsgefahr darstellt
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 Sicherheitsnadel
- Sicherheitsnadeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sicherheitsnadel?
- /ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌnaːdl̩/
- [ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌnaːdl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sicherheitsnadel in German?
Sicherheitsnadel appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).