# Senke vs sinken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Senke
*noun · IPA [ˈzɛŋkə] · frequency rank #32,265*
flache Vertiefung im Boden

### sinken
*verb · IPA [ˈzɪŋkn̩] · frequency rank #5,763*
untergehen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/senke-vs-sinken