Knabe
[ˈknaːbə]
The verdict
“Knabe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,951. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,951
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kind männlichen Geschlechts
Corpus desk
Index DE-knabe · Knabe · German
Knabe · rank #18,951 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,951
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kleinwagen
Nearest frequency peer: Kleinwagen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Knabe”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- klappte
klappte
81,053 corpus weight
- Kleiderschr…
Kleiderschrank
81,052 corpus weight
- Kleinwagen
Kleinwagen
81,051 corpus weight
- Knabe
Knabe
81,050 corpus weight
- knapper
knapper
81,049 corpus weight
- Kollektiven
Kollektiven
81,048 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Knabe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Knabe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈknaːbə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #18,951 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Knabe” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Knabe (IPA [ˈknaːbə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,951 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Kind männlichen Geschlechts".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Knabe, with forms such as "kanbe", "kknabe", and "knabbe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Knie", "knapp", "Knast", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Knabe, spelled K-N-A-B-E.
Definition
- 1Kind männlichen Geschlechts
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Knabe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
An der Klosterschule werden Knaben und Mädchen getrennt voneinander unterrichtet.
Das Bild "Knabe in blau" ist ein berühmtes Gemälde von Thomas Gainsborough.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kanbe
- kknabe
- knabbe
- knaeb
- knbae
- knnabe
- nkabe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Knabe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Knabe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Knabe". Here's where to go from here.
- "Knabe" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Knie". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #18,951 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.