sinken
[ˈzɪŋkn̩]
The verdict
“sinken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,763. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,763
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - untergehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sinken · sinken · German
sinken · rank #5,763 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,763
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Siemens
Nearest frequency peer: Siemens (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sinken”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schwein
Schwein
94,241 corpus weight
- Schwächen
Schwächen
94,240 corpus weight
- Siemens
Siemens
94,239 corpus weight
- sinken
sinken
94,238 corpus weight
- springt
springt
94,237 corpus weight
- Stamm
Stamm
94,236 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sinken” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sinken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈzɪŋkn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,763 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sinken” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around sinken (IPA [ˈzɪŋkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,763 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sinken, with forms such as "isnken", "siknen", and "sinekn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sinn", "Sinne", "sinkt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 sinken, spelled S-I-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1untergehen
- 2(fliegend) absteigen; sich nach unten bewegen
- 3in einer Flüssigkeit oder Ähnlichem durch die Schwerkraft nach unten gezogen werden
- 4weniger oder kleiner werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sinken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Schiff sank auf den Grund.
„Mehrere Schlepper, ein finnischer, ein schwedischer Dampfer sanken nach Volltreffern.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- isnken
- siknen
- sinekn
- sinkenn
- sinkken
- sinkne
- sinnken
- sniken
- ssinken
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sinken - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sinken", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "sinken". Here's where to go from here.
- "sinken" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Sinn". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #5,763 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.