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The verdict

“qin” is an uncommon German word, ranked #58,192 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.

#58,192
frequency rank, German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform qij "ficken"

Key facts for qin
PropertyValue
Headwordqin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#58,192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “qin” 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). qin 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 qin is 3 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,192 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for qin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 qin, spelled Q-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform qij "ficken"
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform qij "ficken"

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 "qin"?
"qin" is spelled Q-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "qin" mean?
As an unknown, "qin" means: 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform qij "ficken"
How do you pronounce "qin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "qin" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "qin" come from?
"qin" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “qin”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Q-I-N - 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.
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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