knittern
[ˈknɪtɐn]
The verdict
“knittern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in Falten legen
Corpus desk
Index DE-knittern · knittern · German
knittern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | knittern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈknɪtɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „knittern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
knittern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈknɪtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for knittern, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is knittern, spelled K-N-I-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1etwas in Falten legen
- 2sich zusammendrücken, etwas legt sich in Falten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how knittern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kohlhof zupft an den Hosenbeinen, krempelt, zerrt, reibt, knittert, bis das gute Stück aussieht wie tagelang getragen.
Für andere Arbeiten legte er Schnüre unter nasses Papier und erzeugte so eine Art Blinddruck; er knitterte Papierbögen, die – anschließend mit Farbe getränkt – fein verästelte Gewebe erzeugten.
This word in other languages
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.