Knappheit
German, noun/ˈknaphaɪ̯t/
Knappheit is spelled K-N-A-P-P-H-E-I-T (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 39,278th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knappheit is a German feminine noun meaning “scarcity, shortage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorhandensein von etwas in nicht/kaum ausreichender Menge”.
What does Knappheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescarcity, shortage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorhandensein von etwas in nicht/kaum ausreichender Menge 2. Eigenschaft/Zustand einer Äußerung, die nicht ohne Weiteres noch mehr verkürzt werden kann
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 Knappheit
- Knappheiten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knappheit?
- /ˈknaphaɪ̯t/
- [ˈknaphaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Knappheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Knappheit in German?
Knappheit appears 1.0 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).