Klinke

/[ˈklɪŋkə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,480

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

Klinke is aGermannoun. It means: Hebel zum Öffnen einer Tür durch Verschieben eines Riegels Pronounced [ˈklɪŋkə]. Often confused with Klippe and keine.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Klinke in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Klinke is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklɪŋkə]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,480 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Klinke, with forms such as "kilnke", "kklinke", and "klikne". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Klinke, spelled K-L-I-N-K-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kilnke,kklinke,klikne,klinek,klinkke,klinnke,kllinke,klnike,lkinke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Klinke

Misspelling Variants of "Klinke"

kilnke6kklinke7klikne6klinek6klinkke7klinnke7kllinke7klnike6
Misspelling Variants of "Klinke"

Frequency rank: #26,480 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.