knorr

/[knɔʁ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,645

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

knorr is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knorren Pronounced [knɔʁ]. Often confused with Kor and know.

Key facts for knorr
PropertyValue
Headwordknorr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[knɔʁ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,645
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for knorr is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [knɔʁ]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,645 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knorren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for knorr, with forms such as "kknorr", "knnorr", and "knor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Kor", "know", "Korb", 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 knorr, spelled K-N-O-R-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knorren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kknorr,knnorr,knor,knror,konrr,nkorr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for knorr

Misspelling Variants of "knorr"

kknorr6knnorr6knor4knror5konrr5nkorr5
Misspelling Variants of "knorr"

Frequency rank: #31,645 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "knorr"?
"knorr" is spelled K-N-O-R-R. The IPA pronunciation is [knɔʁ].
What does "knorr" mean?
As a verb, "knorr" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs knorren
What words are commonly confused with "knorr"?
"knorr" is commonly confused with "Kor", "know", "Korb". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "knorr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "knorr" is [knɔʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "knorr" come from?
"knorr" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.