mink
[mɪŋk]
The verdict
“mink” is uncommon German (frequency #74,879 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,879
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nerz-
Corpus desk
Index DE-mink · mink · German
mink · rank #74,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,879
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 44,424
- PHOTO-FINISH minority
Nearest frequency peer: minority (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mink”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- menschenunw…
menschenunwürdigen
25,126 corpus weight
- Merkwürdigk…
Merkwürdigkeiten
25,125 corpus weight
- mink
mink
25,122 corpus weight
- minority
minority
25,121 corpus weight
- missbräuchl…
missbräuchliche
25,119 corpus weight
- Misserfolgen
Misserfolgen
25,118 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mink” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mink |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [mɪŋk] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #74,879 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mink” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mink is uncommon German at frequency #74,879 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mɪŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nerz-".
mink has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is mink, spelled M-I-N-K.
Definition
- 1Nerz-
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mink", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.