Stinkefinger
[ˈʃtɪŋkəˌfɪŋɐ]
The verdict
“Stinkefinger” is uncommon German (frequency #50,908 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,908
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufgerichteter Mittelfinger bei sonst geschlossener Hand als Geste der Verachtung, der Beleidigung
Corpus desk
Index DE-stinkefinger · Stinkefinger · German
Stinkefinger · rank #50,908 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,908
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Sternschnuppen
Nearest frequency peer: Sternschnuppen (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Stinkefinger“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- steigerten
steigerten
49,096 corpus weight
- Sternschnup…
Sternschnuppen
49,094 corpus weight
- Stinkefinger
Stinkefinger
49,093 corpus weight
- Strafbefehl
Strafbefehl
49,092 corpus weight
- Streitgespr…
Streitgespräch
49,091 corpus weight
- struggle
struggle
49,090 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Stinkefinger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stinkefinger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɪŋkəˌfɪŋɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #50,908 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stinkefinger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stinkefinger is uncommon German at frequency #50,908 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɪŋkəˌfɪŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufgerichteter Mittelfinger bei sonst geschlossener Hand als Geste der Verachtung, der Beleidigung".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Stinkefinger in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stinkefinger, spelled S-T-I-N-K-E-F-I-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1aufgerichteter Mittelfinger bei sonst geschlossener Hand als Geste der Verachtung, der Beleidigung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stinkefinger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nun aber - wie heißt dieser aufgerichtete Mittelfinger bei uns? Eben: er heißt (und wir denken uns gar nichts dabei) Stinkefinger!“
Dann ist er ausgeflippt und hat uns allen den Stinkefinger gezeigt.
This word in other languages
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 "Stinkefinger"?
What does "Stinkefinger" mean?
How do you pronounce "Stinkefinger"?
What language does "Stinkefinger" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stinkefinger", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).