blinkenden

[ˈblɪŋkn̩dən]

/[ˈblɪŋkn̩dən]/ adj

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The verdict

“blinkenden” is uncommon German (frequency #76,591 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,591
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend

Key facts for blinkenden
PropertyValue
Headwordblinkenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈblɪŋkn̩dən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “blinkenden” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). blinkenden lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blinkenden is uncommon German at frequency #76,591 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈblɪŋkn̩dən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for blinkenden, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is blinkenden, spelled B-L-I-N-K-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blinkenden"?
"blinkenden" is spelled B-L-I-N-K-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈblɪŋkn̩dən].
What does "blinkenden" mean?
As an adjective, "blinkenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blinkend
How do you pronounce "blinkenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blinkenden" is [ˈblɪŋkn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blinkenden" come from?
"blinkenden" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “blinkenden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-L-I-N-K-E-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈblɪŋkn̩dən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list