verknittern
[fɛɐ̯ˈknɪtɐn]
The verdict
“verknittern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in viele kleine Falten legen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verknittern · verknittern · German
verknittern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | verknittern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈknɪtɐn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verknittern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verknittern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈknɪtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verknittern, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verknittern, spelled V-E-R-K-N-I-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1etwas in viele kleine Falten legen
- 2viele kleine Falten bekommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verknittern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mallorys langes Abendkleid raschelte, als sie sich vorsichtig auf die Sesselkante hockte, um den Rock nicht zu verknittern.
Falls Sie Nadel und Faden benutzen möchten, nähen Sie mit einem langen Laufstich und versuchen Sie dabei das Papier möglichst nicht zu verknittern.
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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.