Dschunke
[ˈd͡ʒʊŋkə]
The verdict
“Dschunke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segelschiff chinesischer Bauart
Corpus desk
Index DE-dschunke · Dschunke · German
Dschunke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dschunke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd͡ʒʊŋkə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dschunke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dschunke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd͡ʒʊŋkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segelschiff chinesischer Bauart".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dschunke, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Dschunke, spelled D-S-C-H-U-N-K-E.
Definition
- 1Segelschiff chinesischer Bauart
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dschunke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Noch am Abend dieses Tages machten wir Jagd auf eine zweite Dschunke, einen Zweimaster, der in ansehnlicherem Zustand zu sein schien als das erste Fahrzeug.“
„Miau Tjing hielt sich auf dem Deck der Dschunke auf.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.