Finken

[ˈfɪŋkŋ̍]

/[ˈfɪŋkŋ̍]/ noun

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The verdict

“Finken” is uncommon German (frequency #71,333 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,333
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fink

Corpus desk

Index DE-finken · Finken · German

Finken · rank #71,333 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,333
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fitnesstraini…

Nearest frequency peer: Fitnesstraining (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Finken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Finken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Finken
PropertyValue
HeadwordFinken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɪŋkŋ̍]
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,333
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Finken“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Finkenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fitnesstraining“ (#71,334), „Feuergefecht“ (#71,331), „feststellten“ (#71,330). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Finken“ bei #71,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Finken is uncommon German at frequency #71,333 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɪŋkŋ̍]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Finken, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Finken, spelled F-I-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fink
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fink
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Fink
  4. 4
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fink
  5. 5
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fink
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Fink

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 "Finken"?
"Finken" is spelled F-I-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪŋkŋ̍].
What does "Finken" mean?
As a noun, "Finken" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fink
How do you pronounce "Finken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Finken" is [ˈfɪŋkŋ̍]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Finken" come from?
"Finken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Ferenc#71,324Elends#71,271glotzt#71,404greens#71,409

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list