# kniff

> German word · Verb · IPA [knɪf] · frequency rank #48,272

## Definitions
1. 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kneifen
2. 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kneifen

## Easily confused with
- **Knopf** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kniff-vs-knopf)
- **Knie** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knie-vs-kniff)
- **Kaff** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kaff-vs-kniff)
- **Knien** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knien-vs-kniff)
- **Knick** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knick-vs-kniff)
- **kniet** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kniet-vs-kniff)
- **Knauf** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knauf-vs-kniff)
- **Knies** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knies-vs-kniff)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kinff`, `kkniff`, `knfif`, `knif`, `knniff`, `nkiff`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/kniff