gekniffen
German, verb[ɡəˈknɪfn̩]
gekniffen is spelled G-E-K-N-I-F-F-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 87,510th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gekniffen is a German verb meaning “past participle of kneifen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does gekniffen mean in English?
verb
- 1
past participle of kneifen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in einer schlechten, bedrohlichen Lage
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gekniffen
- gekniffener positive nominative strong
- gekniffene positive nominative strong
- gekniffenes positive nominative strong
- gekniffenen positive genitive strong
- gekniffenem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gekniffen?
- [ɡəˈknɪfn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gekniffen in German?
gekniffen appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).