Knorren
German, noun/ˈknɔʁən/
Knorren is spelled K-N-O-R-R-E-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written German, the 330,389th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knorren is a German masculine noun meaning “knurl (contorted knot in wood)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Teil eines Astes (oder auch Baums) mit vielen Verdickungen”.
What does Knorren mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineknurl (contorted knot in wood)
- 2
masculinetree stump
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. knurren
noun: 1. Teil eines Astes (oder auch Baums) mit vielen Verdickungen 2. Ansatzstelle von einem ehemaligen Baumast oder -zweig 3. Baumstumpf, Klotz aus Holz
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 Knorren
- Knorrens genitive
- knorre present
- knorrst present
- knorrt present
- knorrte past
- knorr! imperative singular
- knorre! imperative singular
- knorrt! imperative plural
- geknorrt participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- geknorrt haben active infinitive perfect
- zu knorren active extended infinitive
- geknorrt zu haben active extended infinitive
- knorrend participle present active
- habe geknorrt! imperative uncommon second-person
- habt geknorrt! imperative uncommon second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knorren?
- /ˈknɔʁən/
- [ˈknɔʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Knorren
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Knorren in German?
Knorren appears about once in every 32 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).