Klunker
German, noun/ˈklʊŋkɐ/
Klunker is spelled K-L-U-N-K-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 140,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Klunker is a German masculine noun meaning “rock, bling (large or ostensible piece of jewelry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “großer auffälliger Edelstein, großer Schmuck”.
What does Klunker mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatorymasculinerock, bling (large or ostensible piece of jewelry)
noun
- 1
datedfemininetassel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. großer auffälliger Edelstein, großer Schmuck 2. etwas das herunterhängt und dem Schmuck dient, zum Beispiel eine Troddel oder Quaste an Zaumzeug oder Kopfbedeckung 3. ein kleiner Klumpen (zum Beispiel in der gebundenen Suppe); ein kleines Knödelchen aus Mehl 4. ein Kügelchen/Kotkügelchen beispielsweise im Fell bei Schafen und Rindern
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 Klunker
- Klunkers genitive
- Klunkern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Klunker?
- /ˈklʊŋkɐ/
- [ˈklʊŋkɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Klunker
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Klunker in German?
Klunker appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).