Schenke

[ˈʃɛŋkə]

/[ˈʃɛŋkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schenke” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,713. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,713
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Alkohol-Ausschank-Betrieb

Corpus desk

Index DE-schenke · Schenke · German

Schenke · rank #17,713 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,713
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schadensersatz

Nearest frequency peer: Schadensersatz (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schenke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schenke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schenke vs Senke
71% similar
Schenke vs Schnee
71% similar
Schenke vs Schere
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schenke
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchenke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛŋkə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,713
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schenke“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schenkeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schadensersatz“ (#17,712), „Schlachtfeld“ (#17,714), „santo“ (#17,711). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schenke“ bei #17,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Schenke (IPA [ˈʃɛŋkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,713 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kleiner Alkohol-Ausschank-Betrieb".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schenke, with forms such as "cshenke", "scchenke", and "scehnke". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Senke", "Schnee", "Schere", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Schenke, spelled S-C-H-E-N-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Alkohol-Ausschank-Betrieb

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schenke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Komm lass uns in die kleine Schenke am Hafen gehen.
  2. „Dann würde Saint-Vith dunkel sein, die Schenke eine Höhle aus Spinnweblicht.“

Synonyms

SchankstubeSchankbetrieb

This word in other languages

tavern(English)bar(Español)débit de boissons(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshenke
  • scchenke
  • scehnke
  • schekne
  • schenek
  • schenkke
  • schennke
  • schhenke
  • schneke
  • shcenke
  • sschenke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schenke - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshenke2scchenke1scehnke2schekne2schenek2schenkke1schennke1schhenke1
Edit distance from "Schenke"

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 "Schenke"?
"Schenke" is spelled S-C-H-E-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛŋkə].
What does "Schenke" mean?
As a noun, "Schenke" means: kleiner Alkohol-Ausschank-Betrieb
What words are commonly confused with "Schenke"?
"Schenke" is commonly confused with "Senke", "Schnee", "Schere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schenke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schenke" is [ˈʃɛŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schenke" come from?
"Schenke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schenke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sanften#17,710Schmied#17,716Romanen#17,704riskant#17,703

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list