Weberknecht
[ˈveːbɐˌknɛçt]
The verdict
“Weberknecht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - langbeiniges Spinnentier, das weder Netzfäden noch Gift produziert (Opiliones)
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Index DE-weberknecht · Weberknecht · German
Weberknecht · 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 "W" 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 | Weberknecht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈveːbɐˌknɛçt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Weberknecht“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Weberknecht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːbɐˌknɛçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "langbeiniges Spinnentier, das weder Netzfäden noch Gift produziert (Opiliones)".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Weberknecht, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Weberknecht, spelled W-E-B-E-R-K-N-E-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1langbeiniges Spinnentier, das weder Netzfäden noch Gift produziert (Opiliones)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Weberknecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während Aurich auf den Teppich starrte, stakte steifbeinig ein Weberknecht in den Sonnenfleck.“
„Wieder, wie schon vor einigen Stunden beim Anblick des Weberknechts im Sonnenfleck, überkam Aurich die nun schon bekannte Erregung und begann sein Herz in unmäßigem Tempo zu schlagen.“
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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.