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Anspitzer

pencil sharpener

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derAnspitzerm
Meaning of Anspitzer

a small tool for sharpening pencils

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German/ˈanʃpɪtsɐ/
pencil sharpener
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Anspitzer synonyms

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What's the difference between Anspitzer / Spitzer / Bleistiftspitzer / Minenspitzer / Messer / Rasiermesser

S
🇩🇪German
Spitzer

Very common short word for a pencil sharpener; can also mean a person or thing that sharpens.

A1Very Often
B
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Bleistiftspitzer

More specific term: a sharpener specifically for pencils.

A1Often
M
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Minenspitzer

A special sharpener for pencil leads, not for ordinary wooden pencils.

A1Rarely
M
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Messer

A regular knife; not a sharpener itself, but sometimes used to sharpen pencils by hand.

A1Very Often
R
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Rasiermesser

A straight razor; only very loosely related as a cutting tool, not a pencil sharpener.

A1Rarely
S
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Schere

Scissors; not a synonym, though someone might try to sharpen a pencil with them in a crude way.

A1Very Often
M
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Messerschärfer

A tool for sharpening knives; related in function, but used for knives rather than pencils.

A1Rarely
A
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Anspitzgerät

A formal and slightly technical word for a device that sharpens pencils.

A1Rarely
S
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Schärfer

A general word for something that makes things sharper; without context, it may be unclear what is meant.

A1Often

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Anspitzer means pencil sharpener. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce Anspitzer

/ˈanʃpɪtsɐ/

Anspitzer translation

pencil sharpener

Anspitzer transcription

/ˈanʃpɪtsɐ/

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Anspitzer meaning: what does it mean?

ein kleines Werkzeug zum Spitzen von Bleistiften

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