Sinkflug

[ˈzɪŋkˌfluːk]

/[ˈzɪŋkˌfluːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sinkflug” is uncommon German (frequency #54,085 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,085
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Flugmanöver, bei dem ein Luftfahrzeug seine Flughöhe verringert

Key facts for Sinkflug
PropertyValue
HeadwordSinkflug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɪŋkˌfluːk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,085
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sinkflug” 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). Sinkflug 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

Sinkflug is uncommon German at frequency #54,085 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪŋkˌfluːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Sinkflug has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sinkflug, spelled S-I-N-K-F-L-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Flugmanöver, bei dem ein Luftfahrzeug seine Flughöhe verringert
  2. 2
    rapider Niedergang, schnelles Absinken

Antonyms

Steigflug

This word in other languages

descent(English)

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 "Sinkflug"?
"Sinkflug" is spelled S-I-N-K-F-L-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪŋkˌfluːk].
What does "Sinkflug" mean?
As a noun, "Sinkflug" means: Flugmanöver, bei dem ein Luftfahrzeug seine Flughöhe verringert
How do you pronounce "Sinkflug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sinkflug" is [ˈzɪŋkˌfluːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sinkflug" come from?
"Sinkflug" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Sinkflug”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-I-N-K-F-L-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzɪŋkˌfluːk] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list