Spitzhacke
German, noun/ˈʃpɪt͡sˌhakə/
Spitzhacke is spelled S-P-I-T-Z-H-A-C-K-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 82,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spitzhacke is a German feminine noun meaning “pickaxe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Werkzeug, Arbeitsgerät zur Bearbeitung von Gestein, Eis oder härterem Erdreich, das aus einem zumeist…”.
What does Spitzhacke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepickaxe
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Werkzeug, Arbeitsgerät zur Bearbeitung von Gestein, Eis oder härterem Erdreich, das aus einem zumeist hölzernen Stiel und einem auf diesem befestigten spitz zulaufenden Stück Metall besteht
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 Spitzhacke
- Spitzhacken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spitzhacke?
- Germany /ˈʃpɪt͡sˌhakə/
- [ˈʃpɪt͡sˌhakə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spitzhacke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spitzhacke in German?
Spitzhacke appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).