Spanner
German, noun/ˈʃpanɐ/
Spanner is spelled S-P-A-N-N-E-R (7 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 35,124th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spanner is a German masculine noun meaning “shoe tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der heimlich andere Personen beobachtet”.
What does Spanner mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshoe tree
- 2
masculineclamp
- 3
masculinegeometrid (moth of the family Geometridae)
- 4
derogatorymasculinevoyeur
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der heimlich andere Personen beobachtet 2. Werkzeug, das dazu dient, Schuhe in ihrer ursprünglichen Form zu halten 3. Werkzeug, das zum Spannen der Saiten eines Schlägers für Rückschlagsportarten dient (zum Beispiel eines Tennisschlägers) 4. ein federbelastetes Laufrad, das zur Gangschaltung von Rennrädern im Radsport gehört und für eine konstante Spannung der Kette sorgt
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 Spanner
- Spanners genitive
- Spannern dative definite plural
- Spannerin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spanner?
- /ˈʃpanɐ/
- [ˈʃpanɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spanner
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spanner in German?
Spanner appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).