stinkend

[ˈʃtɪŋkn̩t]

/[ˈʃtɪŋkn̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“stinkend” is uncommon German (frequency #84,623 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,623
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs stinken

Key facts for stinkend
PropertyValue
Headwordstinkend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtɪŋkn̩t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,623
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stinkend” 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). stinkend 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

stinkend is uncommon German at frequency #84,623 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtɪŋkn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs stinken".

stinkend has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is stinkend, spelled S-T-I-N-K-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs stinken

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 "stinkend"?
"stinkend" is spelled S-T-I-N-K-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪŋkn̩t].
What does "stinkend" mean?
As a verb, "stinkend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs stinken
How do you pronounce "stinkend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stinkend" is [ˈʃtɪŋkn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stinkend" come from?
"stinkend" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “stinkend”

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

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