Knopf

/[knɔp͡f]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,077

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

Knopf is aGermannoun. It means: Gegenstand, der durch das Stecken durch ein Knopfloch ein Kleidungsstück verschließt Pronounced [knɔp͡f]. It ranks #7,077 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kopf and know.

Key facts for Knopf
PropertyValue
HeadwordKnopf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[knɔp͡f]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,077
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Knopf in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Knopf is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [knɔp͡f]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,077 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Knopf, with forms such as "kknopf", "knnopf", and "knofp". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Kopf", "know", "Kopp", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Knopf, spelled K-N-O-P-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegenstand, der durch das Stecken durch ein Knopfloch ein Kleidungsstück verschließt
  2. 2
    Bedienelement von Geräten, das durch Druck oder durch Drehen ein Ereignis auslöst
  3. 3
    Bedienelement einer grafischen Benutzeroberfläche
  4. 4
    kugelartiger Griff
  5. 5
    kleines Kind
  6. 6
    »Es ist auf einem Entscheidungspunkte«, von Knopf als Schwertknauf
  7. 7
    Im-Ohr-Ohrhörer, kleiner Kopfhörer, der im Ohr getragen wird; auch für Hörgerät
  8. 8
    Knoten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kknopf,knnopf,knofp,knopff,knoppf,knpof,konpf,nkopf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Knopf

Misspelling Variants of "Knopf"

kknopf6knnopf6knofp5knopff6knoppf6knpof5konpf5nkopf5
Misspelling Variants of "Knopf"

Frequency rank: #7,077 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Knopf"?
"Knopf" is spelled K-N-O-P-F. The IPA pronunciation is [knɔp͡f].
What does "Knopf" mean?
As a noun, "Knopf" means: Gegenstand, der durch das Stecken durch ein Knopfloch ein Kleidungsstück verschließt
What words are commonly confused with "Knopf"?
"Knopf" is commonly confused with "Kopf", "know", "Kopp". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Knopf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Knopf" is [knɔp͡f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Knopf" come from?
"Knopf" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.