linken
German, verb/ˈlɪŋkən/
linken is spelled L-I-N-K-E-N (6 letters) and appears 78 times per million words in written German, the 1,114th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Linken is a German verb meaning “to deceive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a strong genitive masculine/neuter singular of link. The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemanden hereinlegen, täuschen”.
What does linken mean in English?
verb
- 1
to deceive
adjective
- 1
masculineneuterstrong genitive masculine/neuter singular
- 2
weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
- 3
masculinestrong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
- 4
strong dative plural
- 5
weak/mixed all-case plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemanden hereinlegen, täuschen
verb: 1. einen Verweis (Hyperlink, auch kurz Link) auf eine Internetseite einfügen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of linken
- linkt present singular third-person
- linkte past
- gelinkt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- linkend participle present
- linke first-person indicative present
- linkst indicative present second-person
- linkest second-person singular subjunctive
- linket plural second-person subjunctive
- linkten first-person indicative plural
- linktest indicative preterite second-person
- linktet indicative plural preterite
- link imperative second-person singular
- habe gelinkt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben gelinkt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- linke! imperative singular
- link! imperative singular
- linkt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce linken?
- /ˈlɪŋkən/
- [ˈlɪŋkn̩]
- [ˈlɪŋʔŋ̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to linken
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is linken in German?
linken appears 78 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).