Zeckenzange
German, noun/ˈt͡sɛkn̩ˌt͡saŋə/
Zeckenzange is spelled Z-E-C-K-E-N-Z-A-N-G-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 257,657th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zeckenzange is a German feminine noun meaning “tick tweezers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gerät zum Entfernen einer Zecke aus der Haut”.
What does Zeckenzange mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetick tweezers
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gerät zum Entfernen einer Zecke aus der Haut
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 Zeckenzange
- Zeckenzangen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zeckenzange?
- /ˈt͡sɛkn̩ˌt͡saŋə/
- /ˈt͡sɛkŋ̩ˌt͡saŋə/
- [ˈt͡sɛkn̩ˌt͡saŋə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zeckenzange in German?
Zeckenzange appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).