kennst

[kɛnst]

/[kɛnst]/ verb

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The verdict

“kennst” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,901. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,901
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kennst · kennst · German

kennst · rank #2,901 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,901
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Karlsruhe

Nearest frequency peer: Karlsruhe (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „kennst“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „kennst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kennst vs kent
67% similar
kennst vs Kunst
50% similar
kennst vs kennt
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kennst
PropertyValue
Headwordkennst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɛnst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,901
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kennst“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kennstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Karlsruhe“ (#2,900), „Koch“ (#2,902), „kannte“ (#2,899). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kennst“ bei #2,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around kennst (IPA [kɛnst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,901 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kennen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for kennst, with forms such as "eknnst", "kennsst", and "kennstt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "kent", "Kunst", "kennt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 kennst, spelled K-E-N-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kennen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eknnst
  • kennsst
  • kennstt
  • kennts
  • kensnt
  • kenst
  • kkennst
  • knenst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kennst - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eknnst2kennsst1kennstt1kennts2kensnt2kenst1kkennst1knenst2
Edit distance from "kennst"

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 "kennst"?
"kennst" is spelled K-E-N-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɛnst].
What does "kennst" mean?
As a verb, "kennst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kennen
What words are commonly confused with "kennst"?
"kennst" is commonly confused with "kent", "Kunst", "kennt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kennst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kennst" is [kɛnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kennst" come from?
"kennst" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kennst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

merkt8 variantsDieter8 variantsdauern8 variantsstudio8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list