Spannschraube

[ˈʃpanˌʃʁaʊ̯bə]

/[ˈʃpanˌʃʁaʊ̯bə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spannschraube” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gewindehülse mit zwei gegensinnigen Innengewinden und entsprechenden Schrauben zum dauerhaften Spannen von Drähten und Seilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-spannschraube · Spannschraube · German

Spannschraube · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Spannschraube
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpannschraube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpanˌʃʁaʊ̯bə]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spannschraube” sits in German frequency

Spannschraube falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spannschraube is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpanˌʃʁaʊ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gewindehülse mit zwei gegensinnigen Innengewinden und entsprechenden Schrauben zum dauerhaften Spannen von Drähten und Seilen".

Spannschraube doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Spannschraube, spelled S-P-A-N-N-S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gewindehülse mit zwei gegensinnigen Innengewinden und entsprechenden Schrauben zum dauerhaften Spannen von Drähten und Seilen

Synonyms

SpannschlossWantenspanner

This word in other languages

turnbuckle(English)ridoir(Français)torniquete(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spannschraube"?
"Spannschraube" is spelled S-P-A-N-N-S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpanˌʃʁaʊ̯bə].
What does "Spannschraube" mean?
As a noun, "Spannschraube" means: Gewindehülse mit zwei gegensinnigen Innengewinden und entsprechenden Schrauben zum dauerhaften Spannen von Drähten und Seilen
How do you pronounce "Spannschraube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spannschraube" is [ˈʃpanˌʃʁaʊ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spannschraube" come from?
"Spannschraube" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list