Ranküne
[ʁaŋˈkyːnə]
The verdict
“Ranküne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gehoben, veraltend: heimliche Feindschaft, Groll, Rachsucht
Corpus desk
Index DE-rankune · Ranküne · German
Ranküne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Ranküne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁaŋˈkyːnə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ranküne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ranküne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁaŋˈkyːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ranküne in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ranküne, spelled R-A-N-K-Ü-N-E.
Definition
- 1gehoben, veraltend: heimliche Feindschaft, Groll, Rachsucht
- 2Handlung aus Ranküne
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ranküne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mag sein, es ist eine gewisse Ranküne bei dem, was er getan hat.“
„Ist es ein heimlicher, hämischer, seiner selbst vielleicht uneigenständlicher Instinkt der Verkleinerung des Menschen? Oder etwa ein pessimistischer Argwohn, das Mißtrauen von enttäuschten, verdüsterten, giftig und grün gewordenen Idealisten? Oder eine kleine unterirrdische Feindschaft und Ranküne gegen das Christentum (und Plato), die vielleicht nicht e…
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.