kundig

[ˈkʊndɪk]

/[ˈkʊndɪk]/ adj

The verdict

“kundig” is uncommon German (frequency #61,687 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,687
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich auf einem Gebiet auskennend, Kenntnisse über etwas besitzend

Corpus desk

Index DE-kundig · kundig · German

kundig · rank #61,687 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,687
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kulturschaffe…

Nearest frequency peer: Kulturschaffende (-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 „kundig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kundig
PropertyValue
Headwordkundig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʊndɪk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,687
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kundig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kulturschaffende“ (#61,686), „Kulturpflanzen“ (#61,685), „Kunstwerks“ (#61,689). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kundig“ bei #61,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kundig is uncommon German at frequency #61,687 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʊndɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich auf einem Gebiet auskennend, Kenntnisse über etwas besitzend".

kundig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kundig, spelled K-U-N-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich auf einem Gebiet auskennend, Kenntnisse über etwas besitzend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der kundige Weinkenner kann einen Riesling von einem Müller-Thurgau unterscheiden.
  2. „Die Landreiter wurden vielfach den kurfürstlichen Trabanten entnommen, sie mußten über eine gewisse Schulbildung verfügen und auch des Schreibens kundig sein.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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); 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 "kundig"?
"kundig" is spelled K-U-N-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊndɪk].
What does "kundig" mean?
As an adjective, "kundig" means: sich auf einem Gebiet auskennend, Kenntnisse über etwas besitzend
How do you pronounce "kundig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kundig" is [ˈkʊndɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kundig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list