Clinch

Name: Clinch, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[klɪnt͡ʃ]

/[klɪnt͡ʃ]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Clinch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #64,154 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#64,154
frequency rank, German: 6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - regelwidriges Umklammern und Festhalten des Gegners, um einerseits Schläge zu verhindern beziehungsweise nur solche aus kürzester Distanz und ohne Punch zuzulassen und/oder um andererseits eine kur...

Key facts for Clinch
Property	Value
Headword	Clinch
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[klɪnt͡ʃ]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#64,154
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Clinch” 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). Clinch lands here:

#64,154

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Clinch is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [klɪnt͡ʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,154 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Clinch in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Clinch, spelled C-L-I-N-C-H.

Definition

1
regelwidriges Umklammern und Festhalten des Gegners, um einerseits Schläge zu verhindern beziehungsweise nur solche aus kürzester Distanz und ohne Punch zuzulassen und/oder um andererseits eine kurze Atempause einlegen zu können
2
heftig ausgetragener (dauerhafter) Streit (oft in erregten Kontroversen, hitzigen Wortgefechten oder dergleichen)

Synonyms

Clinchen

This word in other languages

clinch(English)accrochage(Français)

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 "Clinch"?

"Clinch" is spelled C-L-I-N-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [klɪnt͡ʃ].

What does "Clinch" mean?

As a noun, "Clinch" means: regelwidriges Umklammern und Festhalten des Gegners, um einerseits Schläge zu verhindern beziehungsweise nur solche aus kürzester Distanz und ohne Punch zuzulassen und/oder um andererseits eine kur...

How do you pronounce "Clinch"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Clinch" is [klɪnt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Clinch" come from?

"Clinch" 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 “Clinch”

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

The one correct German spelling is C-L-I-N-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [klɪnt͡ʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.