how to pronounce kneifen

/ˈknaɪ̯fən/

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kneifen is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of kneifen in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… zusammen kneifen weil ihre interessen …”

meanings of kneifen

verb:

To chicken out; to back out; to shirk.
To pinch, to squeeze.

kneifen frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word kneifen occurs in german on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.