Honk

[hɔŋk]

/[hɔŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Honk” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,734 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#59,734
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Mensch, der sich nicht besonders klug anstellt

Key facts for Honk
PropertyValue
HeadwordHonk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɔŋk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,734
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Honk” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Honk lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Honk is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɔŋk]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,734 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Mensch, der sich nicht besonders klug anstellt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Honk in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Honk, spelled H-O-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Mensch, der sich nicht besonders klug anstellt

Synonyms

DämlackDeppDummkopfIdiotTrottelTüffel

This word in other languages

glandu(Français)

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 "Honk"?
"Honk" is spelled H-O-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [hɔŋk].
What does "Honk" mean?
As a noun, "Honk" means: ein Mensch, der sich nicht besonders klug anstellt
How do you pronounce "Honk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Honk" is [hɔŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Honk" come from?
"Honk" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Honk”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɔŋk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list