knabbert

[ˈknabɐt]

/[ˈknabɐt]/ verb

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The verdict

“knabbert” is uncommon German (frequency #84,188 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,188
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knabbern

Corpus desk

Index DE-knabbert · knabbert · German

knabbert · rank #84,188 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,188
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klärwerk

Nearest frequency peer: Klärwerk (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „knabbert“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „knabbert“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for knabbert
PropertyValue
Headwordknabbert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈknabɐt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,188
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „knabbert“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.knabbertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Klärwerk“ (#84,187), „Knotens“ (#84,189), „Klärschlamm“ (#84,186). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „knabbert“ bei #84,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

knabbert is uncommon German at frequency #84,188 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈknabɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for knabbert, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented 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 knabbert, spelled K-N-A-B-B-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knabbern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knabbern
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knabbern
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knabbern

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 "knabbert"?
"knabbert" is spelled K-N-A-B-B-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈknabɐt].
What does "knabbert" mean?
As a verb, "knabbert" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knabbern
How do you pronounce "knabbert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "knabbert" is [ˈknabɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "knabbert" come from?
"knabbert" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Klärwerk#84,187Kopfform#84,202Katalyse#84,171kabellos#84,162

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list