Knüller
[ˈknʏlɐ]
The verdict
“Knüller” is uncommon German (frequency #57,166 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,166
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, oft ein Witz, das als sehr aufregend oder sehr lustig empfunden wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-knuller · Knüller · German
Knüller · rank #57,166 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,166
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH knirschen
Nearest frequency peer: knirschen (-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 „Knüller“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- kniete
kniete
42,838 corpus weight
- knipsen
knipsen
42,837 corpus weight
- knirschen
knirschen
42,836 corpus weight
- Knüller
Knüller
42,835 corpus weight
- Kobolde
Kobolde
42,834 corpus weight
- Kodierung
Kodierung
42,833 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Knüller“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Knüller |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈknʏlɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,166 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Knüller“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Knüller is uncommon German at frequency #57,166 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈknʏlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, oft ein Witz, das als sehr aufregend oder sehr lustig empfunden wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Knüller in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Knüller, spelled K-N-Ü-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1etwas, oft ein Witz, das als sehr aufregend oder sehr lustig empfunden wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Knüller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das unaufhörliche Gelächter vom Publikum war Beweis, dass der Witz des Komödianten ein echter Knüller war.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.
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