Zerspanung
German, noun
Zerspanung is spelled Z-E-R-S-P-A-N-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 222,832nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zerspanung is a German feminine noun meaning “machining, specifically referring to chip-forming operations as opposed to grinding or shearing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Zerspanung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemachining, specifically referring to chip-forming operations as opposed to grinding or shearing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Zerspanung
- Zerspanungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zerspanung?
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zerspanung in German?
Zerspanung appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).