Stinker

[ˈʃtɪŋkɐ]

/[ˈʃtɪŋkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stinker” is uncommon German (frequency #64,742 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,742
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person oder Gegenstand mit stark übel riechendem Geruch

Corpus desk

Index DE-stinker · Stinker · German

Stinker · rank #64,742 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,742
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stimmungsvoll

Nearest frequency peer: stimmungsvoll (-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 „Stinker“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Stinker“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stinker
PropertyValue
HeadwordStinker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɪŋkɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,742
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stinker“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stinkerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stimmungsvoll“ (#64,741), „Stolle“ (#64,743), „Stiele“ (#64,739). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stinker“ bei #64,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stinker is uncommon German at frequency #64,742 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɪŋkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person oder Gegenstand mit stark übel riechendem Geruch".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Stinker in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Stinker, spelled S-T-I-N-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person oder Gegenstand mit stark übel riechendem Geruch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Stinker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Handkäse ist ein echter Stinker unter den Käsen.
  2. Ins Italienische übersetzt lautete der Name: Nicola der Stinker. Bei jener Gelegenheit konnten wir feststellen, dass er den Namen nicht zu Unrecht trug.

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 "Stinker"?
"Stinker" is spelled S-T-I-N-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪŋkɐ].
What does "Stinker" mean?
As a noun, "Stinker" means: Person oder Gegenstand mit stark übel riechendem Geruch
How do you pronounce "Stinker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stinker" is [ˈʃtɪŋkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stinker" come from?
"Stinker" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

staubig#64,735Suizide#64,754Tatiana#64,767Totholz#64,784

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list