gekniffen
[ɡəˈknɪfn̩]
The verdict
“gekniffen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,737 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,737
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einer schlechten, bedrohlichen Lage
Corpus desk
Index DE-gekniffen · gekniffen · German
gekniffen · rank #87,737 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,737
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,401
- PHOTO-FINISH geisteswissen…
Nearest frequency peer: geisteswissenschaftliche (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “gekniffen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Geheimrezept
Geheimrezept
12,267 corpus weight
- gehorchte
gehorchte
12,266 corpus weight
- geisteswiss…
geisteswissenschaftliche
12,265 corpus weight
- gekniffen
gekniffen
12,264 corpus weight
- Gelbsucht
Gelbsucht
12,263 corpus weight
- Geldscheinen
Geldscheinen
12,262 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “gekniffen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gekniffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈknɪfn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,737 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gekniffen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gekniffen is uncommon German at frequency #87,737 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈknɪfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einer schlechten, bedrohlichen Lage".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gekniffen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gekniffen, spelled G-E-K-N-I-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1in einer schlechten, bedrohlichen Lage
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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