knauserig
[ˈknaʊ̯zəʁɪç]
The verdict
“knauserig” 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) - äußerst sparsam, geizig
Corpus desk
Index DE-knauserig · knauserig · German
knauserig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | knauserig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈknaʊ̯zəʁɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „knauserig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
knauserig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈknaʊ̯zəʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "äußerst sparsam, geizig".
knauserig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is knauserig, spelled K-N-A-U-S-E-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1äußerst sparsam, geizig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how knauserig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Doch angesichts der rund 23.000 Todesopfer und bis zu zwei Millionen hilfsbedürftigen Menschen in ihrem Land nach dem verheerenden Wirbelsturm ‚Nargis‘ blieben die Militärmachthaber knauserig.“
„Die Autohersteller haben bereits Stellen gestrichen, und die privaten Banken sind mit Krediten knauserig geworden, nachdem die Ausfallrate im Mai einen Höchststand erreicht hat.“
This word in other languages
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.