shrink
[ʃrɪŋk]
The verdict
“shrink” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Psychotherapeut oder Psychiater
Corpus desk
Index DE-shrink · shrink · German
shrink · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | shrink |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃrɪŋk] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „shrink“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
shrink is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃrɪŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Psychotherapeut oder Psychiater".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for shrink, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is shrink, spelled S-H-R-I-N-K.
Definition
- 1Psychotherapeut oder Psychiater
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how shrink appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tomorrow at 3 p.m. I have an appointment with my shrink.
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.