how to pronounce spanner

/ˈʃpanɐ/

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spanner is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of spanner in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… so ein paar gepäck spanner oder was noch …”

meanings of spanner

noun:

Geometrid (moth of the family Geometridae).
Clamp.
Agent noun of spannen.
Shoe tree.
Voyeur.

spanner frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word spanner occurs in german on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.