Knöchel

[ˈknœçl̩]

/[ˈknœçl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Knöchel” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,278. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,278
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorspringender Knochen am Fußansatz

Corpus desk

Index DE-knochel · Knöchel · German

Knöchel · rank #19,278 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,278
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kohlenhydrate

Nearest frequency peer: Kohlenhydrate (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Knöchel“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Knöchel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Knöchel vs koche
43% similar
Knöchel vs kochen
43% similar
Knöchel vs Knödel
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Knöchel
PropertyValue
HeadwordKnöchel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈknœçl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,278
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Knöchel“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Knöchelliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kohlenhydrate“ (#19,279), „Kleidern“ (#19,276), „Kommentatoren“ (#19,280). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Knöchel“ bei #19,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Knöchel (IPA [ˈknœçl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,278 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Knöchel, with forms such as "kknöchel", "kncöhel", and "knnöchel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "koche", "kochen", "Knödel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Knöchel, spelled K-N-Ö-C-H-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorspringender Knochen am Fußansatz
  2. 2
    mittleres Fingergelenk

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Knöchel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es ist hart, im Reisfeld zu arbeiten: den ganzen Tag gebückt, bis über die Knöchel im Wasser, dazu brennt die Sonne vom Himmel.
  2. Umknicken kann schmerzhaft sein: wenn im Knöchel die Bänder stark gedehnt werden oder gerissen sind kann man eine Zeitlang keinen Sport machen.

Synonyms

FußknöchelFingerknöchel

This word in other languages

ankle(English)tobillo(Español)cheville(Français)tornozelo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kknöchel
  • kncöhel
  • knnöchel
  • knöcchel
  • knöcehl
  • knöchell
  • knöchhel
  • knöchle
  • knöhcel
  • könchel
  • nköchel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Knöchel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kknöchel1kncöhel2knnöchel1knöcchel1knöcehl2knöchell1knöchhel1knöchle2
Edit distance from "Knöchel"

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 "Knöchel"?
"Knöchel" is spelled K-N-Ö-C-H-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈknœçl̩].
What does "Knöchel" mean?
As a noun, "Knöchel" means: vorspringender Knochen am Fußansatz
What words are commonly confused with "Knöchel"?
"Knöchel" is commonly confused with "koche", "kochen", "Knödel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Knöchel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Knöchel" is [ˈknœçl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Knöchel" come from?
"Knöchel" 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 "Knöchel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

kapieren11 variantsMahnmal11 variantsgestand11 variantsgeklagt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list