Knackpunkt
German, noun[ˈknakˌpʊŋkt]
Knackpunkt is spelled K-N-A-C-K-P-U-N-K-T (10 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,531st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knackpunkt is a German masculine noun meaning “crux, key point, decisive factor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “entscheidender Aspekt, der über Erfolg oder Misserfolg einer Sache bestimmt”.
What does Knackpunkt mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecrux, key point, decisive factor
und jetzt kommt der Knackpunkt
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. entscheidender Aspekt, der über Erfolg oder Misserfolg einer Sache bestimmt
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 Knackpunkt
- Knackpunktes genitive
- Knackpunkts genitive
- Knackpunkte plural
- Knackpunkten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knackpunkt?
- [ˈknakˌpʊŋkt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Knackpunkt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Knackpunkt in German?
Knackpunkt appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).