Edelknabe

[ˈeːdl̩ˌknaːbə]

/[ˈeːdl̩ˌknaːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Edelknabe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - junger, adliger Knabe, der bei Hofe dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-edelknabe · Edelknabe · German

Edelknabe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Edelknabe
PropertyValue
HeadwordEdelknabe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːdl̩ˌknaːbə]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Edelknabe” sits in German frequency

Edelknabe falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Edelknabe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːdl̩ˌknaːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "junger, adliger Knabe, der bei Hofe dient".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Edelknabe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Edelknabe, spelled E-D-E-L-K-N-A-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    junger, adliger Knabe, der bei Hofe dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Edelknabe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Reichgeschmückte Edelknaben reichten Wein und mit Blumen verdeckte Orangen und Früchte in silbernen Schalen umher.“ (Joseph von Eichendorff: Das Marmorbild)
  2. „Franz von Vieilleville kam frühe als Edelknabe zu der Mutter Franz des Ersten, Regentin von Frankreich, einer Prinzessin von Savoyen; ein Zufall aber, der ihm da begegnete, trieb ihn schon nach einem vierjährigen Aufenthalte von dort weg.“ (Friedrich Schiller: Denkwürdigkeiten aus dem Leben des Marschalls von Vieilleville)

Synonyms

KnappePage

Antonyms

Edelfräulein

This word in other languages

squire(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Edelknabe"?
"Edelknabe" is spelled E-D-E-L-K-N-A-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːdl̩ˌknaːbə].
What does "Edelknabe" mean?
As a noun, "Edelknabe" means: junger, adliger Knabe, der bei Hofe dient
How do you pronounce "Edelknabe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Edelknabe" is [ˈeːdl̩ˌknaːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Edelknabe" come from?
"Edelknabe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list