knorke

[ˈknɔʁkə]

/[ˈknɔʁkə]/ adj

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The verdict

“knorke” is uncommon German (frequency #75,865 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,865
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr gut, ganz vortrefflich, nicht zu übertreffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-knorke · knorke · German

knorke · rank #75,865 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,865
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klingonen

Nearest frequency peer: Klingonen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „knorke“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „knorke“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for knorke
PropertyValue
Headwordknorke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈknɔʁkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,865
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „knorke“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).knorkefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Klingonen“ (#75,864), „Kline“ (#75,863), „Kohlekraftwerken“ (#75,867). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „knorke“ bei #75,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

knorke is uncommon German at frequency #75,865 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈknɔʁkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr gut, ganz vortrefflich, nicht zu übertreffen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for knorke, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is knorke, spelled K-N-O-R-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr gut, ganz vortrefflich, nicht zu übertreffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how knorke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der andere fuhr etwas in die Höhe, blinzelte und meinte: ‚Das iſt ja knorke, Menſch!‘“
  2. „Du, Fritze, det war aber dufte!

Synonyms

ausgezeichneterstklassiggrandiosgroßartigherausragendhervorragendreizendstarkunübertrefflichwunderbarberlinischknafteschnafteschniekeberlinischOstberlinschauDeutschlandsaloppdufteDeutschlandjugendsprachlichastreinschauDeutschlandklasseprimaspitzebombigfabelhaftglänzendsupertollsauberurcoolurgeilfamosgroovybrutalcoolgeilaffengeilfettkrassmegapfundigbärigzünftigÖsterreichklassöstlichesÖsterreichleiwand

Antonyms

berlinischunknorkedoofkackescheißeübel

This word in other languages

swell(English)chouette(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "knorke"?
"knorke" is spelled K-N-O-R-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈknɔʁkə].
What does "knorke" mean?
As an adjective, "knorke" means: sehr gut, ganz vortrefflich, nicht zu übertreffen
How do you pronounce "knorke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "knorke" is [ˈknɔʁkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "knorke" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "knorke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kommis#75,870Kordel#75,882Latium#75,912leasen#75,914

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list