Fink
[fɪŋk]
The verdict
“Fink” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,491. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,491
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der artenreichen Familie Fringillidae aus der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel (Passeriformes)
Corpus desk
Index DE-fink · Fink · German
Fink · rank #12,491 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,491
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH feinsten
Nearest frequency peer: feinsten (-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 „Fink“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- empfindet
empfindet
87,513 corpus weight
- erweckt
erweckt
87,512 corpus weight
- feinsten
feinsten
87,511 corpus weight
- Fink
Fink
87,510 corpus weight
- Flüchtlings…
Flüchtlingspolitik
87,509 corpus weight
- forderten
forderten
87,508 corpus weight
What this shows „Fink“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fink |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɪŋk] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #12,491 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fink“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Fink (IPA [fɪŋk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,491 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vertreter der artenreichen Familie Fringillidae aus der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel (Passeriformes)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fink, with forms such as "ffink", "fikn", and "finkk". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fit", "fix", "fun", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Fink, spelled F-I-N-K.
Definition
- 1Vertreter der artenreichen Familie Fringillidae aus der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel (Passeriformes)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fink appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er erhielt von seiner Lehrerin den Auftrag, ein Referat über Finken auszuarbeiten.
„Körnerfresser wie Finken oder Kleiber bevorzugen Sonnenblumenkerne, gehackte Nüsse oder ein Gemisch aus Hanf, Hirse und Gerste.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffink
- fikn
- finkk
- finnk
- fnik
- ifnk
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fink - 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.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).