jemanden in die Knie zwingen
[ˌjeːmandn̩ ɪn diː ˈkniːə ˌt͡svɪŋən]
The verdict
“jemanden in die Knie zwingen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 28
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden zur Aufgabe bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-jemanden-in-die-knie-zwi · jemanden in die Knie zwingen · German
jemanden in die Knie zwingen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 28 letters
- VOW-10 10 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | jemanden in die Knie zwingen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌjeːmandn̩ ɪn diː ˈkniːə ˌt͡svɪŋən] |
| Letters | 28 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „jemanden in die Knie zwingen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
jemanden in die Knie zwingen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌjeːmandn̩ ɪn diː ˈkniːə ˌt͡svɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden zur Aufgabe bewegen".
jemanden in die Knie zwingen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 jemanden in die Knie zwingen, spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-N- -I-N- -D-I-E- -K-N-I-E- -Z-W-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden zur Aufgabe bewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jemanden in die Knie zwingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Wirtschaftskrise hat viele Firmen in die Knie gezwungen.
Das Deutsche Reich wurde von den Alliierten in die Knie gezwungen.
This word in other languages
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.