knochig
German, adjective/ˈknɔxɪç/
knochig is spelled K-N-O-C-H-I-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knochig is a German adjective meaning “bony (having prominent bones)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does knochig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
bony (having prominent bones)
ein knochiges Gesicht
- 2
bony, skinny (having one's bones displaying prominently specifically due to very little flesh or fat)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of knochig
- knochiger masculine nominative singular
- am knochigsten superlative
- knochige feminine nominative singular
- knochiges neuter nominative singular
- knochigen genitive masculine singular
- knochigem dative masculine singular
- der knochige definite includes-article masculine
- die knochige definite feminine includes-article
- das knochige definite includes-article neuter
- die knochigen definite includes-article nominative
- des knochigen definite genitive includes-article
- der knochigen definite feminine genitive
- dem knochigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce knochig?
- /ˈknɔxɪç/
- /ˈknɔxɪk/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to knochig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is knochig in German?
knochig 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).