Englischkenntnisse

[ˈɛŋlɪʃˌkɛntnɪsə]

/[ˈɛŋlɪʃˌkɛntnɪsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Englischkenntnisse” is uncommon German (frequency #56,087 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,087
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Englischkenntnis

Key facts for Englischkenntnisse
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnglischkenntnisse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛŋlɪʃˌkɛntnɪsə]
Letters18
Frequency rank#56,087
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Englischkenntnisse” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Englischkenntnisse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Englischkenntnisse is uncommon German at frequency #56,087 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛŋlɪʃˌkɛntnɪsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Englischkenntnisse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Englischkenntnisse, spelled E-N-G-L-I-S-C-H-K-E-N-N-T-N-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Englischkenntnis
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Englischkenntnis
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Englischkenntnis

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Englischkenntnisse"?
"Englischkenntnisse" is spelled E-N-G-L-I-S-C-H-K-E-N-N-T-N-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛŋlɪʃˌkɛntnɪsə].
What does "Englischkenntnisse" mean?
As a noun, "Englischkenntnisse" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Englischkenntnis
How do you pronounce "Englischkenntnisse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Englischkenntnisse" is [ˈɛŋlɪʃˌkɛntnɪsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Englischkenntnisse" come from?
"Englischkenntnisse" 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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Using “Englischkenntnisse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-N-G-L-I-S-C-H-K-E-N-N-T-N-I-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɛŋlɪʃˌkɛntnɪsə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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