knuffen
[ˈknʊfn̩]
The verdict
“knuffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - freundschaftlich anstoßen; sanft boxen; ganz fest drücken
Corpus desk
Index DE-knuffen · knuffen · German
knuffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | knuffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈknʊfn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „knuffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
knuffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈknʊfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "freundschaftlich anstoßen; sanft boxen; ganz fest drücken".
Zero misspellings are on record for knuffen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is knuffen, spelled K-N-U-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1freundschaftlich anstoßen; sanft boxen; ganz fest drücken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how knuffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er knuffte sie.
„Ida knuffte Elsa in die Seite.“
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.