Klinke

[ˈklɪŋkə]

/[ˈklɪŋkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Klinke” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,480
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hebel zum Öffnen einer Tür durch Verschieben eines Riegels

Corpus desk

Index DE-klinke · Klinke · German

Klinke · rank #26,480 · 9 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,480
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klerus

Nearest frequency peer: Klerus (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Klinke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Klinke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Klinke vs Klippe
67% similar
Klinke vs keine
50% similar
Klinke vs Klick
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Klinke
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlinke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklɪŋkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,480
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Klinke“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Klinkeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Klerus“ (#26,479), „Klippe“ (#26,481), „Kleidungsstück“ (#26,478). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klinke“ bei #26,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Klinke (IPA [ˈklɪŋkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,480 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klinke, with forms such as "kilnke", "kklinke", and "klikne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Klippe", "keine", "Klick", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Klinke, spelled K-L-I-N-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hebel zum Öffnen einer Tür durch Verschieben eines Riegels
  2. 2
    Maschinenteil, das eine bestimmte Bewegung hemmt
  3. 3
    Klinkenstecker; bestimmte elektrische Steckverbindung für niedrige Spannungen, meist zur Übertragung von Audiosignalen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Klinke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie drückte vorsichtig die Klinke herunter.
  2. „Er drückte die Klinke mit der rechten Hand nach unten, legte seine linke Hand unterstützend darauf und zog ruckartig.“

Synonyms

FalleSchnalleTürdrückerTürfalleTürklinkeTürschnalleKlinkenstecker

This word in other languages

latch(English)tirador(Español)béquille(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kilnke
  • kklinke
  • klikne
  • klinek
  • klinkke
  • klinnke
  • kllinke
  • klnike
  • lkinke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Klinke - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kilnke2kklinke1klikne2klinek2klinkke1klinnke1kllinke1klnike2
Edit distance from "Klinke"

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 "Klinke"?
"Klinke" is spelled K-L-I-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklɪŋkə].
What does "Klinke" mean?
As a noun, "Klinke" means: Hebel zum Öffnen einer Tür durch Verschieben eines Riegels
What words are commonly confused with "Klinke"?
"Klinke" is commonly confused with "Klippe", "keine", "Klick". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klinke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klinke" is [ˈklɪŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klinke" come from?
"Klinke" 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 "Klinke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Klerus#26,479Klippe#26,481krähen#26,490kurios#26,492

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Immanuel9 variantsLotterie9 variantslynch9 variantsGesuch9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list