knöchern
[ˈknœçɐn]
The verdict
“knöchern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Knochen bestehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-knochern · knöchern · German
knöchern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | knöchern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈknœçɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „knöchern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
knöchern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈknœçɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
knöchern has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is knöchern, spelled K-N-Ö-C-H-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1aus Knochen bestehend
- 2in einer Art und Weise, dass die Knochen zu sehen sind
- 3keine oder nur wenige Gefühle öffentlich zeigend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how knöchern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„An Waffen besitzen sie sechs Fuß lange Bogen aus Zedernholz, die an einem Ende mit einer kurzen eisernen Spitze versehen sind und auch als Speere verwendet werden können; die Pfeile haben eiserne, steinerne oder knöcherne Widerhaken.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.