pinker

[ˈpɪŋkɐ]

/[ˈpɪŋkɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“pinker” is uncommon German (frequency #76,058 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,058
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pink

Corpus desk

Index DE-pinker · pinker · German

pinker · rank #76,058 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,058
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pines

Nearest frequency peer: pines (-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 „pinker“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pinker
PropertyValue
Headwordpinker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpɪŋkɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,058
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pinker“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).pinkerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pines“ (#76,057), „Plastikbeutel“ (#76,059), „Plastizität“ (#76,060). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pinker“ bei #76,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pinker is uncommon German at frequency #76,058 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpɪŋkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pinker, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is pinker, spelled P-I-N-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pink
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pink
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pink
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pink
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pink

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 "pinker"?
"pinker" is spelled P-I-N-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɪŋkɐ].
What does "pinker" mean?
As an adjective, "pinker" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs pink
How do you pronounce "pinker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pinker" is [ˈpɪŋkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pinker" come from?
"pinker" 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 "pinker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

petzen#76,053Primas#76,068quinto#76,077Québec#76,081

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list