Kenntnis
German, noun/ˈkɛntnɪs/
Kenntnis is spelled K-E-N-N-T-N-I-S (8 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written German, the 3,888th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kenntnis is a German feminine noun meaning “knowledge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wissen über einen bestimmten Sachverhalt”.
What does Kenntnis mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineknowledge
Das entzieht sich meiner Kenntnis.
- 2
feminineskills
EDV-Kenntnisse
- 3
feminineawareness
- 4
femininescience (knowledge gained through study or practice)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wissen über einen bestimmten Sachverhalt
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 Kenntnis
- Kenntnisse plural
- Kenntnissen dative definite plural
- Kenntniss obsolete
- Kenntniß obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kenntnis?
- /ˈkɛntnɪs/
- [ˈkɛntnɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kenntnis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kenntnis in German?
Kenntnis appears 20 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).