Spannsäge
[ˈʃpanˌzɛːɡə]
The verdict
“Spannsäge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Typ von Säge, bei dem das Sägeblatt in einen Bügel, Rahmen oder in eine Angel eingespannt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-spannsage · Spannsäge · German
Spannsäge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Spannsäge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpanˌzɛːɡə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spannsäge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spannsäge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpanˌzɛːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Typ von Säge, bei dem das Sägeblatt in einen Bügel, Rahmen oder in eine Angel eingespannt ist".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Spannsäge, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Spannsäge, spelled S-P-A-N-N-S-Ä-G-E.
Definition
- 1Typ von Säge, bei dem das Sägeblatt in einen Bügel, Rahmen oder in eine Angel eingespannt ist
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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.