knistert

[ˈknɪstɐt]

/[ˈknɪstɐt]/ verb

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The verdict

“knistert” is uncommon German (frequency #64,430 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,430
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 knistern

Corpus desk

Index DE-knistert · knistert · German

knistert · rank #64,430 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,430
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kniffe

Nearest frequency peer: Kniffe (-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 „knistert“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for knistert
PropertyValue
Headwordknistert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈknɪstɐt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,430
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „knistert“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).knistertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kniffe“ (#64,429), „knockout“ (#64,431), „kniend“ (#64,428). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „knistert“ bei #64,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

knistert is uncommon German at frequency #64,430 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈknɪstɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for knistert in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is knistert, spelled K-N-I-S-T-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knistern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knistern
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knistern
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knistern

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 "knistert"?
"knistert" is spelled K-N-I-S-T-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈknɪstɐt].
What does "knistert" mean?
As a verb, "knistert" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knistern
How do you pronounce "knistert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "knistert" is [ˈknɪstɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "knistert" come from?
"knistert" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

knockout#64,431Kochkurs#64,432Kohärenz#64,434Kataster#64,417

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list