Kännchen
German, noun/ˈkɛn.çən/
Kännchen is spelled K-Ä-N-N-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kännchen is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Kanne” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine Kanne”.
What does Kännchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Kanne
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine Kanne
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 Kännchen
- Kännchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kännchen?
- /ˈkɛn.çən/
- [ˈkɛnçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kännchen in German?
Kännchen appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).