Knust
[knuːst]
The verdict
“Knust” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Endstück eines Brotes
Corpus desk
Index DE-knust · Knust · German
Knust · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Knust |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [knuːst] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Knust“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Knust is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [knuːst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Endstück eines Brotes".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Knust in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Knust, spelled K-N-U-S-T.
Definition
- 1Endstück eines Brotes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Knust appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich zog den letzten Knust durch und durch verschimmelten Brotes vor.“
„Abschied ist ein scharfes Schwert. Und Abschnitt ist ein hartes Brot. Der Rest ist Scherzl oder Knust oder Ränftl oder wie man sonst noch zum Brotkanten sagt.“
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.