kanntest

[ˈkantəst]

/[ˈkantəst]/ verb

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The verdict

“kanntest” is uncommon German (frequency #64,413 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,413
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kennen

Key facts for kanntest
PropertyValue
Headwordkanntest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkantəst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kanntest” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kanntest lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kanntest is uncommon German at frequency #64,413 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkantəst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kennen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kanntest, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kanntest, spelled K-A-N-N-T-E-S-T.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kennen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kanntest"?
"kanntest" is spelled K-A-N-N-T-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkantəst].
What does "kanntest" mean?
As a verb, "kanntest" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kennen
How do you pronounce "kanntest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kanntest" is [ˈkantəst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kanntest" come from?
"kanntest" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “kanntest”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-N-N-T-E-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkantəst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list