sinkenden

[ˈzɪŋkn̩dən]

/[ˈzɪŋkn̩dən]/ adj

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The verdict

“sinkenden” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,144
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend

Corpus desk

Index DE-sinkenden · sinkenden · German

sinkenden · rank #22,144 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,144
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Simulator

Nearest frequency peer: Simulator (-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 „sinkenden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sinkenden“ 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).

sinkenden vs sitzenden
78% similar
sinkenden vs sinkender
89% similar
sinkenden vs stinkende
78% similar

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

Key facts for sinkenden
PropertyValue
Headwordsinkenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɪŋkn̩dən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,144
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sinkenden“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Simulator“ (#22,143), „skandinavischen“ (#22,145), „sign“ (#22,142). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sinkenden“ bei #22,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around sinkenden (IPA [ˈzɪŋkn̩dən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,144 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for sinkenden, with forms such as "isnkenden", "siknenden", and "sineknden". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "sitzenden", "sinkender", "stinkende", 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, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sinkenden, spelled S-I-N-K-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isnkenden
  • siknenden
  • sineknden
  • sinkednen
  • sinkendden
  • sinkendenn
  • sinkendne
  • sinkenedn
  • sinkennden
  • sinkkenden
  • sinkneden
  • sinnkenden
  • snikenden
  • ssinkenden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sinkenden - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

isnkenden2siknenden2sineknden2sinkednen2sinkendden1sinkendenn1sinkendne2sinkenedn2
Edit distance from "sinkenden"

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 "sinkenden"?
"sinkenden" is spelled S-I-N-K-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪŋkn̩dən].
What does "sinkenden" mean?
As an adjective, "sinkenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend
What words are commonly confused with "sinkenden"?
"sinkenden" is commonly confused with "sitzenden", "sinkender", "stinkende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sinkenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sinkenden" is [ˈzɪŋkn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sinkenden" come from?
"sinkenden" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Simulator#22,143sicherste#22,141Strafraum#22,153schwaches#22,133

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Stimmungen14 variantssukzessive14 variantsschmilzt14 variantsRhythmen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list