Knuddelbär
[ˈknʊdl̩ˌbɛːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Knuddelbär” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kuscheltier – vor allem für Kinder – in Form eines kleinen Bären
Corpus desk
Index DE-knuddelbar · Knuddelbär · German
Knuddelbär · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Knuddelbär |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈknʊdl̩ˌbɛːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Knuddelbär“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Knuddelbär is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈknʊdl̩ˌbɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Knuddelbär doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Knuddelbär, spelled K-N-U-D-D-E-L-B-Ä-R.
Definition
- 1Kuscheltier – vor allem für Kinder – in Form eines kleinen Bären
- 2Kosename für einen Partner
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Knuddelbär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie kuschelte mit ihrem Knuddelbären.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.