dünkt

[dʏŋkt]

/[dʏŋkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“dünkt” is uncommon German (frequency #67,138 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,138
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dünken

Key facts for dünkt
PropertyValue
Headworddünkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dʏŋkt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dünkt” 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). dünkt lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

dünkt is uncommon German at frequency #67,138 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [dʏŋkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dünkt, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dünkt, spelled D-Ü-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dünken
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dünken
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dünken

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 "dünkt"?
"dünkt" is spelled D-Ü-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dʏŋkt].
What does "dünkt" mean?
As a verb, "dünkt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dünken
How do you pronounce "dünkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dünkt" is [dʏŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dünkt" come from?
"dünkt" 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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Using “dünkt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-Ü-N-K-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [dʏŋkt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list