Sinekure
[zinəˈkuːʁə]
The verdict
“Sinekure” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einträgliche Position ohne Dienstaufgaben
Corpus desk
Index DE-sinekure · Sinekure · German
Sinekure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- 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 | Sinekure |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zinəˈkuːʁə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sinekure“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sinekure is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zinəˈkuːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einträgliche Position ohne Dienstaufgaben".
Sinekure has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sinekure, spelled S-I-N-E-K-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1einträgliche Position ohne Dienstaufgaben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sinekure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dann folgt seine Exzellenz der Königliche Kämmerer - ohne Sinekure, denn Seine Majestät pflegen sich eigenhändig anzukleiden, außer beim Landurlaub in Waikiki, denn dort braucht der König überhaupt keine Kleider.“
„Bisher war es eine Sinekure gewesen: das bislang schwierigste medizinische Problem, das ihm begegnet war, hatte so weit jenseits der von ihm zu erwartenden Kenntnisse gelegen, dass er es mit gutem Gewissen ablehnen konnte.“
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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.