henk
[hɛŋk]
The verdict
“henk” is uncommon German (frequency #65,332 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,332
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken
Corpus desk
Index DE-henk · henk · German
henk · rank #65,332 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,332
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH Herangehenswe…
Nearest frequency peer: Herangehensweisen (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “henk”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Hausherrn
Hausherrn
34,675 corpus weight
- Hauskatze
Hauskatze
34,674 corpus weight
- helfend
helfend
34,671 corpus weight
- henk
henk
34,669 corpus weight
- Herangehens…
Herangehensweisen
34,668 corpus weight
- herausgesuc…
herausgesucht
34,665 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “henk” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | henk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɛŋk] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #65,332 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “henk” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
henk is uncommon German at frequency #65,332 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for henk, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 henk, spelled H-E-N-K.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs henken
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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency 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.