knallgrün
[ˌknalˈɡʁyːn]
The verdict
“knallgrün” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intensiv grün
Corpus desk
Index DE-knallgrun · knallgrün · German
knallgrün · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | knallgrün |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌknalˈɡʁyːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „knallgrün“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
knallgrün is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌknalˈɡʁyːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "intensiv grün".
knallgrün doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is knallgrün, spelled K-N-A-L-L-G-R-Ü-N.
Definition
- 1intensiv grün
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how knallgrün appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er trug ein knallgrünes Hemd und eine weite khakifarbene Hose, dazu braune Mokassins, die ihm jemand anders gekauft haben musste - sie wirkten viel zu lässig für einen Biochemiker.“
„Die Beule schwabbelt an ihrem Bein runter. Ploppt unter dem Gummiband hervor. Schießt knallgrün über den Bürgersteig, verschwindet in einem Gulli und rumpelt und pumpelt noch ein bisschen in dunklen Eisenschächten.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.