knacks

[knaks]

/[knaks]/ intj

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The verdict

“knacks” is an uncommon German word, ranked #71,522 in German word frequency and used as an interjection.

#71,522
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bezeichnet das kurze Geräusch, wenn etwas ab- oder zerbricht

Key facts for knacks
PropertyValue
Headwordknacks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[knaks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “knacks” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). knacks lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for knacks is 6 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [knaks]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,522 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "bezeichnet das kurze Geräusch, wenn etwas ab- oder zerbricht".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for knacks, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is knacks, spelled K-N-A-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    bezeichnet das kurze Geräusch, wenn etwas ab- oder zerbricht

Synonyms

knack

This word in other languages

crack(English)crac(Español)

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 "knacks"?
"knacks" is spelled K-N-A-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [knaks].
What does "knacks" mean?
As an interjection, "knacks" means: bezeichnet das kurze Geräusch, wenn etwas ab- oder zerbricht
How do you pronounce "knacks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "knacks" is [knaks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "knacks" come from?
"knacks" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “knacks”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-N-A-C-K-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [knaks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list