kneift

[knaɪ̯ft]

/[knaɪ̯ft]/ verb

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The verdict

“kneift” is uncommon German (frequency #66,393 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,393
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kneifen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kneift · kneift · German

kneift · rank #66,393 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,393
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH knackiger

Nearest frequency peer: knackiger (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kneift“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kneift“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kneift
PropertyValue
Headwordkneift
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[knaɪ̯ft]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,393
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kneift“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kneiftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „knackiger“ (#66,392), „knifflige“ (#66,394), „Klosterhof“ (#66,391). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kneift“ bei #66,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kneift is uncommon German at frequency #66,393 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [knaɪ̯ft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for kneift in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kneift, spelled K-N-E-I-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kneifen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kneifen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kneifen

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 "kneift"?
"kneift" is spelled K-N-E-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [knaɪ̯ft].
What does "kneift" mean?
As a verb, "kneift" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kneifen
How do you pronounce "kneift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kneift" is [knaɪ̯ft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kneift" come from?
"kneift" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kneift", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kulanz#66,412Kadenz#66,372Käfern#66,418Lauben#66,430

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list