Kahn
German, noun/kaːn/
Kahn is spelled K-A-H-N (4 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kahn is a German masculine noun meaning “a small flat-bottomed boat such as a punt, used on inland waters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines, ungedecktes Wasserfahrzeug mit flachem Boden, das in Flüssen, Binnen- und Hafengewässern eingesetzt…”.
What does Kahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea small flat-bottomed boat such as a punt, used on inland waters
- 2
masculinea ship, especially when old or in need of repair
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines, ungedecktes Wasserfahrzeug mit flachem Boden, das in Flüssen, Binnen- und Hafengewässern eingesetzt werden kann 2. altes und kleines Wasserfahrzeug 3. Gefängnis
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 Kahn
- Kahns genitive
- Kahnes genitive
- Kähne plural
- Kahne dative singular
- Kähnen dative definite plural
- Kähnchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kahn?
- /kaːn/
- [kaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kahn in German?
Kahn appears 4.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).