Knochenbau
German, noun[ˈknɔxn̩ˌbaʊ̯]
Knochenbau is spelled K-N-O-C-H-E-N-B-A-U (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 116,815th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knochenbau is a German masculine noun meaning “bone structure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Art, wie die Knochen (das Skelett) eines menschlichen oder tierischen Körpers gebaut sind”.
What does Knochenbau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebone structure
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art, wie die Knochen (das Skelett) eines menschlichen oder tierischen Körpers gebaut sind
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Knochenbau
- Knochenbaues genitive
- Knochenbaus genitive
- Knochenbaue dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knochenbau?
- [ˈknɔxn̩ˌbaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Knochenbau in German?
Knochenbau appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).