pokyn
[ˈpɔkɪn]
The verdict
“pokyn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forderung, wie etwas gemacht werden soll; Hinweis, Anweisung, Instruktion, Weisung, Anordnung
Corpus desk
Index DE-pokyn · pokyn · German
pokyn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pokyn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɔkɪn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pokyn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pokyn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔkɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pokyn in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is pokyn, spelled P-O-K-Y-N.
Definition
- 1Forderung, wie etwas gemacht werden soll; Hinweis, Anweisung, Instruktion, Weisung, Anordnung
- 2kleine Bewegung mit Kopf oder Hand, um damit auf etwas/jemanden hinzudeuten; Wink, Fingerzeig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pokyn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dodržováním pokynů v návodu dosáhnete vysoké produktivity a prodloužíte životnost stroje.
Ve městě existuje systém minibusových taxi, která jezdí po určených trasách a dají se zastavit pokynem ruky.
This word in other languages
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.