# stinken vs Stricken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### stinken
*verb · IPA [ˈʃtɪŋkn̩] · frequency rank #22,520*
(sehr) übel schlecht riechen, üblen Geruch verbreiten

### Stricken
*noun · IPA [ˈʃtʁɪkn̩] · frequency rank #20,071*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Strick

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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