Knickerigkeit
[ˈknɪkəʁɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Knickerigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft einer Person, äußerst sparsam, geizig zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-knickerigkeit · Knickerigkeit · German
Knickerigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Knickerigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈknɪkəʁɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Knickerigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Knickerigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈknɪkəʁɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft einer Person, äußerst sparsam, geizig zu sein".
Knickerigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Knickerigkeit, spelled K-N-I-C-K-E-R-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft einer Person, äußerst sparsam, geizig zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Knickerigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er steht in dem Ruf, großen Reichtum durch eine außerordentliche Knickerigkeit erworben zu haben.“
„So hatte die Knickerigkeit eines kleingeistigen Bürokraten aus einem einsamen, fanatischen Widersacher einen heldenhaften modernen Märtyrer im Freiheitskampf gemacht.“
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.