Fingerknöchel
[ˈfɪŋɐˌknœçl̩]
The verdict
“Fingerknöchel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mittleres Fingergelenk
Corpus desk
Index DE-fingerknochel · Fingerknöchel · German
Fingerknöchel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fingerknöchel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɪŋɐˌknœçl̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fingerknöchel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fingerknöchel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɪŋɐˌknœçl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mittleres Fingergelenk".
Fingerknöchel has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fingerknöchel, spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-K-N-Ö-C-H-E-L.
Definition
- 1mittleres Fingergelenk
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fingerknöchel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Lisa kommt an uns vorbei, zwinkert und klopft kurz mit den Fingerknöcheln gegen die Tischplatte.“
„Sie verschränkte die Arme und sah zu, wie Hanns die Zigarette ausdrückte und seine Fingerknöchel verlegen knacken ließ.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.