Fußknecht
[ˈfuːsˌknɛçt]
The verdict
“Fußknecht” 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) - Soldat zu Fuß
Corpus desk
Index DE-fu-knecht · Fußknecht · German
Fußknecht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Fußknecht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfuːsˌknɛçt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fußknecht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fußknecht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfuːsˌknɛçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Fußknecht in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Fußknecht, spelled F-U-S-S-K-N-E-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1Soldat zu Fuß
- 2Person, die einem Förster dient und seine Arbeiten zu Fuß erledigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fußknecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als einfacher Fußknecht trägt man vier, fünf, mitunter sogar sechs Meter lange federnde Spieße mit Schäften aus Eiben- oder Eschenholz und Spitzen aus Eisen.“
Synonyms
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.