Kinnhaken
[ˈkɪnˌhaːkn̩]
The verdict
“Kinnhaken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kräftiger Schlag gegen das Kinn
Corpus desk
Index DE-kinnhaken · Kinnhaken · German
Kinnhaken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kinnhaken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪnˌhaːkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kinnhaken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kinnhaken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪnˌhaːkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kräftiger Schlag gegen das Kinn".
Kinnhaken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Kinnhaken, spelled K-I-N-N-H-A-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1kräftiger Schlag gegen das Kinn
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kinnhaken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er gab ihm einen saftigen Kinnhaken.
„Inzwischen hatte er zwei von ihnen ein paar gehörige Kinnhaken verabreicht und dem dritten einen Tritt in den Bauch gegeben; doch endlich übermannten sie ihn, steckten ihm einen Knebel in den Mund und banden ihn.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.