Hinkelstein
[ˈhɪŋkl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Hinkelstein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein hochkant als Mahnmal aufgerichteter, säulenförmiger, meist vollkommen unbearbeiteter Stein
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinkelstein · Hinkelstein · German
Hinkelstein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hinkelstein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɪŋkl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hinkelstein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hinkelstein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪŋkl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein hochkant als Mahnmal aufgerichteter, säulenförmiger, meist vollkommen unbearbeiteter Stein".
Hinkelstein has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hinkelstein, spelled H-I-N-K-E-L-S-T-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1ein hochkant als Mahnmal aufgerichteter, säulenförmiger, meist vollkommen unbearbeiteter Stein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hinkelstein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hinkelsteine sind von Skandinavien über Irland, Großbritannien, Belgien, Frankreich und die Schweiz sowie im westmediterranen Raum von Portugal bis Italien und auf den Inseln verbreitet.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.