Knochenjob
German, noun/ˈknɔxn̩ˌd͡ʒɔp/
Knochenjob is spelled K-N-O-C-H-E-N-J-O-B (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knochenjob is a German masculine noun meaning “backbreaking job” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Beruf, der von schwerer körperlicher Arbeit gekennzeichnet ist”.
What does Knochenjob mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebackbreaking job
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Beruf, der von schwerer körperlicher Arbeit gekennzeichnet ist
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 Knochenjob
- Knochenjobs genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knochenjob?
- /ˈknɔxn̩ˌd͡ʒɔp/
- [ˈknɔxn̩ˌd͡ʒɔp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Knochenjob in German?
Knochenjob appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).