Kniebeuge
German, noun[ˈkniːˌbɔɪ̯ɡə]
Kniebeuge is spelled K-N-I-E-B-E-U-G-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kniebeuge is a German feminine noun meaning “squat (exercise repeatedly lowering the hips and bending the knees while standing up)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sportübung, bei der man mit geradem Rücken in die Knie geht und wieder aufsteht”.
What does Kniebeuge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesquat (exercise repeatedly lowering the hips and bending the knees while standing up)
Ich mache jeden Morgen zehn Kniebeugen.
- 2
femininesquat (position with the knees bent)
- 3
femininegenuflection
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sportübung, bei der man mit geradem Rücken in die Knie geht und wieder aufsteht 2. Niederknien als Gebetshaltung oder zur Verehrung des Allerheiligsten (katholisch)
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 Kniebeuge
- Kniebeugen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kniebeuge?
- [ˈkniːˌbɔɪ̯ɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kniebeuge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kniebeuge in German?
Kniebeuge appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).