Clinch

[klɪnt͡ʃ]

/[klɪnt͡ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Clinch” is uncommon German (frequency #64,154 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,154
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

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Index DE-clinch · Clinch · German

Clinch · rank #64,154 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,154
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chino

Nearest frequency peer: Chino (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Clinch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Clinch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Clinch
PropertyValue
HeadwordClinch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klɪnt͡ʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,154
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Clinch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Clinchfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Chino“ (#64,153), „clinic“ (#64,155), „Chefingenieur“ (#64,152). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Clinch“ bei #64,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Clinch is uncommon German at frequency #64,154 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [klɪnt͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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. 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. 2
    heftig ausgetragener (dauerhafter) Streit (oft in erregten Kontroversen, hitzigen Wortgefechten oder dergleichen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Clinch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Da der Clinch zu lange dauerte, trennte der Schiedsrichter die beiden.»
  2. «Da der Clinch zu lange währte, wollte der Arbiter die beiden eben trennen, als ſie ſich von ſelbſt löſten und Sidney ſeinem Gegner im letzten Moment noch einen Stoß auf die rechte Kopfſeite verſetzte, daß ſich der Kopf wie ein umgewendetes Blatt auf die Seite legte.»

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Clinch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clinic#64,155coding#64,156calcio#64,146boomen#64,128

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list