Spanngurt
[ˈʃpanˌɡʊʁt]
The verdict
“Spanngurt” 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
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gurt mit einer Spannvorrichtung zur Fixierung von Last zwecks Transport
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spanngurt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpanˌɡʊʁt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Spanngurt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Spanngurt is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpanˌɡʊʁt]. 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: "Gurt mit einer Spannvorrichtung zur Fixierung von Last zwecks Transport".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Spanngurt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Spanngurt, spelled S-P-A-N-N-G-U-R-T.
Definition
- 1Gurt mit einer Spannvorrichtung zur Fixierung von Last zwecks Transport
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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 “Spanngurt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-A-N-N-G-U-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃpanˌɡʊʁt] (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.