Which to use
“Fink” is a noun and “flink” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,491
- “Fink” frequency rank
- #33,588
- “flink” frequency rank
- 46079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fink | flink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vertreter der artenreichen Familie Fringillidae aus der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel (Passeriformes) | schnell und behände; flott |
Where the eye mixes Fink and flink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fink runs 4 letters (CVCC) against flink's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Fink vs flink
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fink is [fɪŋk] while flink is [flɪŋk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fink is recorded at frequency rank #12,491, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɪŋk]. flink is at rank #33,588, tagged as anadj, pronounced [flɪŋk].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46079, this pair ranks #1,331,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fink vs flink
Shared letters: fikn. Private to "Fink": -. Private to "flink": l.
"Fink" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "flink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fink" and "flink" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Fink" or "flink"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fink" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,331,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fink" and "flink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flink vs Flinte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,331,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.