dank
German, preposition
dank is spelled D-A-N-K (4 letters) and appears 209 times per million words in written German, the 409th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dank is a German preposition meaning “thanks to, because of, courtesy of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Dank is a different word: “thanks, gratitude, appreciation”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch etwas oder jemanden; aufgrund etwas oder jemandes”.
What does dank mean in English?
preposition
- 1
thanks to, because of, courtesy of
Dank seiner Arbeit hat er genug Geld zum Leben.
noun
- 1
masculinethanks, gratitude, appreciation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. durch etwas oder jemanden; aufgrund etwas oder jemandes
noun: 1. ein Gefühl der Verpflichtung für eine erhaltene Wohltat 2. das zum Ausdruck gebrachte Gefühl der Dankbarkeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dank
- Dankes genitive
- Danks genitive
- Danke dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is dank in German?
dank appears 209 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).