linkste

Name: linkste, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈlɪŋkstə]

/[ˈlɪŋkstə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“linkste” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German: 7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs link

Corpus desk

Index DE-linkste · linkste · German

linkste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-THIN "L" thin
PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for linkste
Property	Value
Headword	linkste
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈlɪŋkstə]
Letters	7
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „linkste“ im Deutschen

linksteliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

linkste is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlɪŋkstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

linkste doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is linkste, spelled L-I-N-K-S-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs link
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs link
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs link
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs link
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs link
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs link
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs link
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs link
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs link

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "linkste"?

"linkste" is spelled L-I-N-K-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɪŋkstə].

What does "linkste" mean?

As an adjective, "linkste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs link

How do you pronounce "linkste"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "linkste" is [ˈlɪŋkstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "linkste" come from?

"linkste" 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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