Knoten

/[ˈknoːtn̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,683

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Knoten is aGermannoun. It means: fest verschlungener Teil eines Fadens oder Seils Pronounced [ˈknoːtn̩]. It ranks #6,683 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kröte and Köter.

Key facts for Knoten
PropertyValue
HeadwordKnoten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈknoːtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,683
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Knoten is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈknoːtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,683 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 11 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 Knoten, with forms such as "kknoten", "knnoten", and "knoetn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kröte", "Köter", "known", 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 Knoten, spelled K-N-O-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    fest verschlungener Teil eines Fadens oder Seils
  2. 2
    Geschwindigkeitsangabe bei Luft- und Wasserfahrzeugen
  3. 3
    Ansatzstelle der Blätter an der Sprossachse, meist verdickt
  4. 4
    die Schnittpunkte der Bahnen von Himmelskörpern mit einer Bezugsebene
  5. 5
    Verkehrsknoten, das Zusammentreffen mehrerer Verkehrsströme im Straßen- und Schienennetz sowie in der Luftfahrt, speziell in Österreich als Oberbegriff für ein Autobahnkreuz oder Autobahndreieck
  6. 6
    die Verbindungsstelle von Stäben oder Elementen in der (Bau)statik
  7. 7
    bei einer stehenden Welle zum Beispiel in einer Saite oder Luftsäule diejenigen Punkte, an denen die Schwingungsamplitude 0 ist ("Knoten" der stehenden Welle im Gegensatz zu den "Bäuchen" der stehenden Welle)
  8. 8
    Verbindungsstelle von Bauelementen in der Elektrotechnik
  9. 9
    Tumor
  10. 10
    Objekt der Graphentheorie, an dem eine oder mehrere Kanten ansetzen
  11. 11
    Haarknoten, eine Frisur, bei der am Hinterkopf die Haare hochgesteckt und befestigt werden

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kknoten,knnoten,knoetn,knotenn,knotne,knotten,kntoen,nkoten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Knoten

Misspelling Variants of "Knoten"

kknoten7knnoten7knoetn6knotenn7knotne6knotten7kntoen6nkoten6
Misspelling Variants of "Knoten"

Frequency rank: #6,683 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Knoten"?
"Knoten" is spelled K-N-O-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈknoːtn̩].
What does "Knoten" mean?
As a noun, "Knoten" means: fest verschlungener Teil eines Fadens oder Seils
What words are commonly confused with "Knoten"?
"Knoten" is commonly confused with "Kröte", "Köter", "known". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Knoten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Knoten" is [ˈknoːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Knoten" come from?
"Knoten" 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.