Stinkefinger

[ˈʃtɪŋkəˌfɪŋɐ]

/[ˈʃtɪŋkəˌfɪŋɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stinkefinger” is uncommon German (frequency #50,908 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,908
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aufgerichteter Mittelfinger bei sonst geschlossener Hand als Geste der Verachtung, der Beleidigung

Key facts for Stinkefinger
PropertyValue
HeadwordStinkefinger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɪŋkəˌfɪŋɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,908
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stinkefinger” 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). Stinkefinger lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stinkefinger is uncommon German at frequency #50,908 among 107,600 “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

  1. 1
    aufgerichteter Mittelfinger bei sonst geschlossener Hand als Geste der Verachtung, der Beleidigung

This word in other languages

doigt d'honneur(Français)

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"?
"Stinkefinger" is spelled S-T-I-N-K-E-F-I-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪŋkəˌfɪŋɐ].
What does "Stinkefinger" mean?
As a noun, "Stinkefinger" means: aufgerichteter Mittelfinger bei sonst geschlossener Hand als Geste der Verachtung, der Beleidigung
How do you pronounce "Stinkefinger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stinkefinger" is [ˈʃtɪŋkəˌfɪŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stinkefinger" come from?
"Stinkefinger" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Stinkefinger”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-I-N-K-E-F-I-N-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtɪŋkəˌfɪŋɐ] (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