Knoblauchzehen

[ˈknoːplaʊ̯xˌt͡seːən]

/[ˈknoːplaʊ̯xˌt͡seːən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Knoblauchzehen” is uncommon German (frequency #93,154 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,154
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Knoblauchzehe

Corpus desk

Index DE-knoblauchzehen · Knoblauchzehen · German

Knoblauchzehen · rank #93,154 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,154
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH klitzekleinen

Nearest frequency peer: klitzekleinen (-2 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 „Knoblauchzehen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Knoblauchzehen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKnoblauchzehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈknoːplaʊ̯xˌt͡seːən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#93,154
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Knoblauchzehen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „klitzekleinen“ (#93,152), „klimpern“ (#93,151), „Kochens“ (#93,157). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Knoblauchzehen“ bei #93,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Knoblauchzehen is uncommon German at frequency #93,154 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈknoːplaʊ̯xˌt͡seːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Knoblauchzehen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Knoblauchzehen, spelled K-N-O-B-L-A-U-C-H-Z-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Knoblauchzehe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Knoblauchzehe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Knoblauchzehe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Knoblauchzehe

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 "Knoblauchzehen"?
"Knoblauchzehen" is spelled K-N-O-B-L-A-U-C-H-Z-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈknoːplaʊ̯xˌt͡seːən].
What does "Knoblauchzehen" mean?
As a noun, "Knoblauchzehen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Knoblauchzehe
How do you pronounce "Knoblauchzehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Knoblauchzehen" is [ˈknoːplaʊ̯xˌt͡seːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

konfessionslos#93,165korrekterweise#93,170Landesverräter#93,206Leichtathletin#93,219

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list