Knautschzone
German, noun[ˈknaʊ̯t͡ʃˌt͡soːnə]
Knautschzone is spelled K-N-A-U-T-S-C-H-Z-O-N-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 195,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knautschzone is a German feminine noun meaning “crumple zone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bereich eines Fahrzeugs, der sich im Falle einer Kollision verformt”.
What does Knautschzone mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrumple zone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bereich eines Fahrzeugs, der sich im Falle einer Kollision verformt
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 Knautschzone
- Knautschzonen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knautschzone?
- [ˈknaʊ̯t͡ʃˌt͡soːnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Knautschzone in German?
Knautschzone appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).