How to Pronounce KNIPEX

Our most commonly asked question is "how do you pronounce KNIPEX?" It's pronounced KUH-NIP-X.

[@iamfuckingyourwaifuandther2743]

Now we have the official video to prove everyone wrong.

[@psygonzo7974]

But what if the official video is wrong?..it is btw

[@Eggugat]

Just watch a German demonstration of the tools and you'll see this is wrong as well. K-nee-pix

[@toth.42]

The video is wrong though😂 Obviously not a german speaking in it. There is no "uh" in reality, no filler vowel-sound, the K and N are married, like CN in "Acne". You don't say "ÆH CUH NEE", you say " ÆH CNEE". 2 beats, not 3.

[@tbpom1003]

oh dang I just realized it is an official video lol I love who made this video

[@psygonzo7974]

Its incorrect

[@scarlettekk]

@@psygonzo7974 it's literally the company's own video

[@FloridaMan321]

@@psygonzo7974 Agreed, its NIP-EX

[@lebs149]

But the video is for an English speaking audience. It’s a German name so you would usually pronounce the k and also a hard i. This is the authentic way to say it

[@985476246845]

@@scarlettekk its not true to the correct german pronunciation, but its pretty close

[@PeteCrutchfield]

No. I will not comply

[@nicktorea4017]

you go you

[@RenegadesGarage]

Knipex Tools.. I have always heard it pronounced like knife. Like ni pex.

[@fosterkane686]

Same, I think that’ll I’ll tell people this as a fun fact but continue to pronounce it like knife. Rolls off the tongue better.

[@mecon92]

Its a German brand. The k is never silent in German.

[@psygonzo7974]

Its neither that nor what this video says

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

*Nip ex

[@TaylorPugh]

@@LemonySnicket-EUC are you correcting the brand? Like they don't know how to pronounce their own name?

[@rcamacho364]

I've known for years and I'm still going the French/English route with the silent k.

[@Xv1p3rCr0]

Its not KUH its more like KNEE- PEX . Yes K is not silent but again its not KUH.

[@scooterparsons7221]

The k in knee is silent for American English speakers. But I think I get what you're saying.

[@Xv1p3rCr0]

@@scooterparsons7221 its knee with K 😁

[@burdock4419]

KUH-NEE

[@toth.42]

@@burdock4419 No. ditch the "UH", that is a filler vowel that does not belong. "KNI" is one beat, not 2. Like "CNE" in "acne".

[@psygonzo7974]

Wovon redest du? Keiner spricht das so aus.

[@jasonmako343]

Except that’s not how Germans pronounce the I.

[@rjskum688]

Just admit you were saying it wrong bro. No shame.

[@surq0784]

It's THEIR company and they can say it however they want.

[@blackhawks81H]

@@surq0784 Yes. But the company is German, and the Germans at the company headquarters in Germany say it slightly differently than this video.. This video was clearly intended for the non German speaking market.. But if you really want to be a stickler and pronouce it the most authentic way possible, you need to pronouce it the German way. Not that anyone usually cares. But technically OP is correct.

[@lk4493]

Similar to the pronunciation of Mercedes-Benz. In English, we say the “e” in Mercedes three different ways. Mer-say-deez. In reality, all of the “e” sounds are the same. Mer-sed-ess.

[@U_ever]

Where can I find a tee shirt that spells that out for all of my shop buddies ? ? ?

[@indian.techsupport]

Now get a german representetive and hell do that correctly

[@spf50sunscreen80]

This is far closer to the German pronunciation than the correct english pronunciation at least.

[@ttrobak05]

Find any German video of the brand and they all say it kah-nee-pix with a quick kah sound. Every branded American video literally pronounces it different ways and some of the guys even pronounce it multiple ways in the same video.

[@mythacat1]

I k-now that you're messing with us.

[@toth.42]

Thats wrong though 😂😂 There is no "uh", the K and N are married, like CN in "Acne"

[@Gruofficial1]

Awesome carry! (Btw though the k in knipex isn’t silent) I personally don’t care how anyone says it but a lot of people are up tight about it so I figured I’d let ya know if you didn’t know already.

[@therealjammit]

Thank you. I was so worried I've been pronouncing this wrong.

[@spf50sunscreen80]

You probably have. This is the German pronunciation. Not the English.

[@hibana_oonana728.psn.9]

no. i’m gonna say nip x till i’m cold and dead in my grave and no one can stop me. only way i’ll be persuaded is a lifetime supply of free tools 👀

[@KingdaToro]

"Do you carry nip x?" "No, sorry, but we do have kuh nip x"

[@tomatal1]

😂 I knew that !!

[@psygonzo7974]

Well its wrong, so..

[@loeweingwer9387]

in german its not Kuh-NIPEX. Its from the word "Kneifen" (Pinching). just say KENIPEX without the E sound. Kuh NIP X sound like Cuhlimate or Cuhlimbing. KNEE PEX, no silent K just use google translate and put it in german.

[@lil-link]

I'm Swedish and that is exactly how we pronounce it in Swedish, and because of that, I pronounce it like that in English too, because that Is how you pronounce it!11

[@PiscatorLager]

Like clip, but with an n

[@schweinetimmel]

The k is more like youd pronounce k-"kay" without saying the "ay" and the i is more like you pronounce your e. So like Knepex

[@psygonzo7974]

Könnt ihr das mal bitte vernünftig machen? Keiner sagt es so aber halb Amerika streitet sich mit deutschen wie man das ausspricht. Keiner in Deutschland sagt es wie in dem Video.

[@alansanderson8977]

17k views and under 200 likes proves just how unpopular this is. Nip-ex.

[@chudrustler]

Lol noice

[@jamesplace7194]

Kuhnipex kuhnife

[@p__jay]

you're a cow yourself!

[@joseppedaia3673]

Sadly even that is wrong. It's just the only way Americans can pronounce it

[@craigshultz7299]

Wrong…. 🤣

[@Totes_ma_Goat]

Guess I've been saying Knife wrong all these years also? 🤣 oh well.

[@psygonzo7974]

No, this vid is just wrong

[@themrman0]

In the olden days im pretty sure the k in knife was pronounced too

[@flyurway]

@@themrman0 Nope.

[@loeweingwer9387]

@@flyurway he is right. ,,Like many silent letters, the K was not always silent. In Old English, the word knight was once cniht and knot was once cnotta, and the K sound at the beginning used to be pronounced, up until about the 17th century"

[@therealjammit]

It was. Same with knee, knight, etc. Only later did we make the "k" silent.

[@RCSRetro]

But we speak english so we pronounce it nipex. If you are going to start pronouncing tool brands in German then Wera is pronounced Vera and Wiha is pronounced Viha. Not forgetting the German car manufacturer Volks Wagen pronounced Folks Vargen.

[@melatoninpoppin7206]

Are you sure you know what you're talking about?

[@williamthomas6688]

Wrong.

[@silktruck7933]

Incorrect, can’t believe this is on the official Knipex channel 🤦‍♂️

[@423alonso]

😂😅🤣👍👍👍👍

[@corndog2835]

Wrong

[@theRealccb83]

What the Heck is this :D!?? Its wrong… But hey Porsche usa say Porsch…. So… 1st of all… buy it!!

[@thejollyfrog2791]

Don’t k ow where your getting that but we Aussies say it like it should be

[@MilitantPacifista]

It's literally coming from the company itself. And from every German.

[@DiegoCux]

Who’s he from @MrSubaru1387.

[@tiggerlator]

in america maybe.