Kanüle
[kaˈnyːlə]
The verdict
“Kanüle” is uncommon German (frequency #86,670 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,670
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr dünnes Rohr, das an einem Ende oft sehr spitz ist und mit dem man Flüssigkeiten unter die Haut, in ein Blutgefäß oder ein Gewebe einbringen und daraus entfernen kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kanüle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈnyːlə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,670 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kanüle” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kanüle is uncommon German at frequency #86,670 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈnyːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr dünnes Rohr, das an einem Ende oft sehr spitz ist und mit dem man Flüssigkeiten unter die Haut, in ein Blutgefäß oder ein Gewebe einbringen und daraus entfernen kann".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kanüle, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Kanüle, spelled K-A-N-Ü-L-E.
Definition
- 1sehr dünnes Rohr, das an einem Ende oft sehr spitz ist und mit dem man Flüssigkeiten unter die Haut, in ein Blutgefäß oder ein Gewebe einbringen und daraus entfernen kann
Synonyms
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); 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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Using “Kanüle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-N-Ü-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.