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Knopfloch

German, noun/ˈknɔp͡fˌlɔx/

Knopfloch is spelled K-N-O-P-F-L-O-C-H (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knopfloch is a German neuter noun meaning “buttonhole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zum Knöpfen bestimmte Öffnung in zum Beispiel Stoff oder Leder von Kleidungsstücken”.

What does Knopfloch mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterbuttonhole

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. zum Knöpfen bestimmte Öffnung in zum Beispiel Stoff oder Leder von Kleidungsstücken 2. englischer Country Dance, mit dem Zuknöpfen ähnlicher Schlussfigur

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 Knopfloch

  • Knopfloches genitive
  • Knopflochs genitive
  • Knopflöcher plural
  • Knopfloche dative singular
  • Knopflöchern dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Knopfloch?

  • /ˈknɔp͡fˌlɔx/
  • [ˈknɔp͡fˌlɔx]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Knopfloch

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Knopfloch in German?

Knopfloch appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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