Fink
German, noun/fɪŋk/
Fink is a German masculine noun meaning “finch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vertreter der artenreichen Familie Fringillidae aus der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel (Passeriformes)”.
What does Fink mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefinch
- 2
masculinestudent not belonging to a fraternity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vertreter der artenreichen Familie Fringillidae aus der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel (Passeriformes)
noun: 1. Student, der keiner studentischen Verbindung angehört
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Fink
- Finken genitive standard
- Finks colloquial genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fink?
- /fɪŋk/
- [fɪŋk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fink
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fink in German?
Fink appears 4.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).