Klinkenputzer
German, noun[ˈklɪŋkn̩ˌpʊt͡sɐ]
Klinkenputzer is spelled K-L-I-N-K-E-N-P-U-T-Z-E-R (13 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written German, the 470,264th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Klinkenputzer is a German masculine noun meaning “doorknocker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Vertreter; ein Händler, der von Haustür zu Haustür verkauft”.
What does Klinkenputzer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedoorknocker
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Vertreter; ein Händler, der von Haustür zu Haustür verkauft 2. ein Bittsteller
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 Klinkenputzer
- Klinkenputzers genitive
- Klinkenputzern dative definite plural
- Klinkenputzerin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Klinkenputzer?
- [ˈklɪŋkn̩ˌpʊt͡sɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Klinkenputzer in German?
Klinkenputzer appears about once in every 59 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).