sinke

[ˈzɪŋkə]

/[ˈzɪŋkə]/ verb

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The verdict

“sinke” is uncommon German (frequency #82,142 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,142
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sinken

Key facts for sinke
PropertyValue
Headwordsinke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzɪŋkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,142
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sinke” 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). sinke lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sinke is uncommon German at frequency #82,142 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈzɪŋkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sinke, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sinke, spelled S-I-N-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sinken
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sinken
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sinken
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sinken

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 "sinke"?
"sinke" is spelled S-I-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪŋkə].
What does "sinke" mean?
As a verb, "sinke" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sinken
How do you pronounce "sinke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sinke" is [ˈzɪŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sinke" come from?
"sinke" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “sinke”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-I-N-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzɪŋkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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