drinks

[dɹɪŋks]

/[dɹɪŋks]/ verb

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The verdict

“drinks” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,962
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs to drink

Corpus desk

Index DE-drinks · drinks · German

drinks · rank #16,962 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,962
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dreifache

Nearest frequency peer: dreifache (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „drinks“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „drinks“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

drinks vs Drucks
50% similar
drinks vs drinne
67% similar
drinks vs drin
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for drinks
PropertyValue
Headworddrinks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dɹɪŋks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,962
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „drinks“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).drinksliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dreifache“ (#16,961), „Dokumentarfilm“ (#16,960), „Eigenkapital“ (#16,964). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drinks“ bei #16,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around drinks (IPA [dɹɪŋks]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,962 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs to drink".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for drinks, with forms such as "ddrinks", "dirnks", and "drikns". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Drucks", "drinne", "drin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is drinks, spelled D-R-I-N-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs to drink

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrinks
  • dirnks
  • drikns
  • drinkks
  • drinkss
  • drinnks
  • drinsk
  • drniks
  • drrinks
  • rdinks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drinks - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddrinks1dirnks2drikns2drinkks1drinkss1drinnks1drinsk2drniks2
Edit distance from "drinks"

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 "drinks"?
"drinks" is spelled D-R-I-N-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dɹɪŋks].
What does "drinks" mean?
As a verb, "drinks" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs to drink
What words are commonly confused with "drinks"?
"drinks" is commonly confused with "Drucks", "drinne", "drin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drinks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drinks" is [dɹɪŋks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drinks" come from?
"drinks" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list