Verspannung
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpanʊŋ]
Verspannung is spelled V-E-R-S-P-A-N-N-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 113,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verspannung is a German feminine noun meaning “tension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verkrampfung von Muskeln einer Körperpartie”.
What does Verspannung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetension
- 2
femininebracing, stay
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verkrampfung von Muskeln einer Körperpartie 2. Befestigung durch Gurte, Seile oder ähnliche Dinge
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 Verspannung
- Verspannungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verspannung?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpanʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verspannung in German?
Verspannung appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).