Knubbel
German, noun/ˈknʊbəl/
Knubbel is spelled K-N-U-B-B-E-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 102,515th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knubbel is a German masculine noun meaning “knob, knot (a swollen or thick spot on something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine, knotenähnliche Verdickung”.
What does Knubbel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineknob, knot (a swollen or thick spot on something)
Diesen Knubbel hier am Bein hatte ich immer schon.
- 2
masculineknot (of people)
Vor dem kleinen Fernseher stand ein ganzer Knubbel Leute.
- 3
masculinea subdivision in certain carnival clubs that are organised on a mock-military basis, equivalent to a platoon
Und jetzt der dritte Knubbel des Stadtsoldatenregiments unter der Leitung von Willi Fischer!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine, knotenähnliche Verdickung
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 Knubbel
- Knubbels genitive
- Knübbelchen diminutive neuter
- Knubbeln dative definite plural
- Gnubbel variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knubbel?
- /ˈknʊbəl/
- [ˈknʊbl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Knubbel in German?
Knubbel 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).