Pinke

[ˈpɪŋkə]

/[ˈpɪŋkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pinke” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,131. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,131
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segelschiff im Küstenmeer der Nord- und Ostsee

Corpus desk

Index DE-pinke · Pinke · German

Pinke · rank #44,131 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,131
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Piercings

Nearest frequency peer: Piercings (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Pinke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Pinke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pinke vs Punk
60% similar
Pinke vs pins
40% similar
Pinke vs pipe
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pinke
PropertyValue
HeadwordPinke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɪŋkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,131
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pinke“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pinkeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Piercings“ (#44,130), „pinkelt“ (#44,132), „piccolo“ (#44,129). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pinke“ bei #44,131. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Pinke (IPA [ˈpɪŋkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,131 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segelschiff im Küstenmeer der Nord- und Ostsee".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pinke, with forms such as "ipnke", "pikne", and "pinek". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Punk", "pins", "pipe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Pinke, spelled P-I-N-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segelschiff im Küstenmeer der Nord- und Ostsee

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Gebt mir drey Tage nur, um heimlich eine Pinke / Zu miethen, die nicht fern in einer sichern Bucht / Vor Anker liegen soll, bereit, beym ersten Winke, / So bald der Augenblick zur Flucht / Uns günstig wird, frisch in die See zu stechen.“

Synonyms

Pink

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipnke
  • pikne
  • pinek
  • pinkke
  • pinnke
  • pnike
  • ppinke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pinke - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ipnke2pikne2pinek2pinkke1pinnke1pnike2ppinke1
Edit distance from "Pinke"

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 "Pinke"?
"Pinke" is spelled P-I-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɪŋkə].
What does "Pinke" mean?
As a noun, "Pinke" means: Segelschiff im Küstenmeer der Nord- und Ostsee
What words are commonly confused with "Pinke"?
"Pinke" is commonly confused with "Punk", "pins", "pipe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pinke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pinke" is [ˈpɪŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pinke" come from?
"Pinke" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pinke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

playa#44,138Polin#44,141pries#44,147negro#44,101

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Rumäne7 variantsStiege7 variantssäuft7 variantsHörern7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list