Klinker

[ˈklɪŋkɐ]

/[ˈklɪŋkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Klinker” is uncommon German (frequency #64,426 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,426
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bis an die Schmelzgrenze hartgebrannter, „klingender“ Ziegelstein

Corpus desk

Index DE-klinker · Klinker · German

Klinker · rank #64,426 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,426
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kleinstädte

Nearest frequency peer: Kleinstädte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Klinker“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Klinker“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Klinker
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlinker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklɪŋkɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Klinker“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Klinkerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kleinstädte“ (#64,425), „Klötze“ (#64,427), „Kinderheilkunde“ (#64,424). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klinker“ bei #64,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Klinker is uncommon German at frequency #64,426 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklɪŋkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bis an die Schmelzgrenze hartgebrannter, „klingender“ Ziegelstein".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Klinker, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Klinker, spelled K-L-I-N-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    bis an die Schmelzgrenze hartgebrannter, „klingender“ Ziegelstein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Klinker mit ihrem schönen Farbenspiel sind weit über die Grenzen Oldenburgs bekannt.

This word in other languages

clinker(English)ladrillo(Español)

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 "Klinker"?
"Klinker" is spelled K-L-I-N-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklɪŋkɐ].
What does "Klinker" mean?
As a noun, "Klinker" means: bis an die Schmelzgrenze hartgebrannter, „klingender“ Ziegelstein
How do you pronounce "Klinker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klinker" is [ˈklɪŋkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klinker" come from?
"Klinker" 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 "Klinker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kennern#64,421Konsuln#64,440Jungens#64,406Jubilar#64,403

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list