how to pronounce knoten

/ˈknoːtən/

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knoten is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… gordischen knoten wie alexander der …”

meanings of knoten

noun:

Knot (swelling).
Knot (unit of speed).
Knot (looping).
Vertex, node.
Craftsman; journeyman; farmhand.
Interchange (motorway junction).
A person of some specified quality or practice; chiefly in Furzknoten, but sometimes other colloquial formations.

verb:

To tie into a knot.

knoten frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word knoten occurs in german on average 8.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.