flinken

[ˈflɪŋkn̩]

/[ˈflɪŋkn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“flinken” is uncommon German (frequency #67,219 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,219
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink

Corpus desk

Index DE-flinken · flinken · German

flinken · rank #67,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,219
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fluchtartig

Nearest frequency peer: fluchtartig (+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 „flinken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flinken
PropertyValue
Headwordflinken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈflɪŋkn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „flinken“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.flinkenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fluchtartig“ (#67,220), „Flaschenpost“ (#67,217), „Flächennutzungsplan“ (#67,221). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „flinken“ bei #67,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flinken is uncommon German at frequency #67,219 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈflɪŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for flinken, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is flinken, spelled F-L-I-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink

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 "flinken"?
"flinken" is spelled F-L-I-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflɪŋkn̩].
What does "flinken" mean?
As an adjective, "flinken" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flink
How do you pronounce "flinken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flinken" is [ˈflɪŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flinken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gedärme#67,241erwuchs#67,186gemahnt#67,255Gendarm#67,258

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list