Knochenmühle
German, noun[ˈknɔxn̩ˌmyːlə]
Knochenmühle is spelled K-N-O-C-H-E-N-M-Ü-H-L-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knochenmühle is a German feminine noun meaning “bone mill, bone grinder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Knochenmühle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebone mill, bone grinder
- 2
femininebone crusher
- 3
feminineinformalboneshaker (old, rickety vehicle)
- 4
feminineslave labor, sweatshop
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Knochenmühle
- Knochenmühlen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knochenmühle?
- [ˈknɔxn̩ˌmyːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Knochenmühle in German?
Knochenmühle appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).