Plank

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The verdict

“Plank” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,429 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,429
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Übung zur Kräftigung der Rumpfmuskulatur, bei der der Körper aus dem Unterarmstand in einer geraden Linie gehalten wird

Key facts for Plank
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,429
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Plank” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Plank lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Plank is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,429 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Übung zur Kräftigung der Rumpfmuskulatur, bei der der Körper aus dem Unterarmstand in einer geraden Linie gehalten wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Plank in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Plank, spelled P-L-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Übung zur Kräftigung der Rumpfmuskulatur, bei der der Körper aus dem Unterarmstand in einer geraden Linie gehalten wird

Synonyms

Unterarmstütz

This word in other languages

plank(English)

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 "Plank"?
"Plank" is spelled P-L-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Plank" mean?
As a noun, "Plank" means: Übung zur Kräftigung der Rumpfmuskulatur, bei der der Körper aus dem Unterarmstand in einer geraden Linie gehalten wird
How do you pronounce "Plank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plank" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plank" come from?
"Plank" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Plank”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-L-A-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list