Folterknecht
[ˈfɔltɐˌknɛçt]
The verdict
“Folterknecht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die Folterungen durchführt
Corpus desk
Index DE-folterknecht · Folterknecht · German
Folterknecht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Folterknecht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔltɐˌknɛçt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Folterknecht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Folterknecht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔltɐˌknɛçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die Folterungen durchführt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Folterknecht, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Folterknecht, spelled F-O-L-T-E-R-K-N-E-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1Person, die Folterungen durchführt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Folterknecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Folterknechte dürfen sich über alle Gebote der Scham und alle Bestimmungen des weltlichen und kirchlichen Rechts hinwegsetzen.“
„Die Folterknechte packten meine Beine, legten sie zwischen die Bohlen und banden diese zusammen.“
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.