Knud

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The verdict

“Knud” is uncommon German (frequency #98,698 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,698
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-knud · Knud · German

Knud · rank #98,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,698
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH knisternde

Nearest frequency peer: knisternde (-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 „Knud“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Knud
PropertyValue
HeadwordKnud
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Knud“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „knisternde“ (#98,697), „kombiniertes“ (#98,699), „knipst“ (#98,696). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Knud“ bei #98,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Knud is uncommon German at frequency #98,698 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Familienname".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Knud, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Knud, spelled K-N-U-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Knud ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Knud wollte uns kein Interview geben.

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 "Knud"?
"Knud" is spelled K-N-U-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Knud" mean?
As a proper noun, "Knud" means: Familienname
How do you pronounce "Knud"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Knud" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Knud" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lait#98,736ikke#98,617mier#98,809MP3s#98,827

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list