Thinktank
German, noun/ˈθɪŋktæŋk/
Thinktank is spelled T-H-I-N-K-T-A-N-K (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 82,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Thinktank is a German masculine noun meaning “thinktank” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einrichtung, die durch Erforschung, Entwicklung und Bewertung von politischen, sozialen und wirtschaftlichen…”.
What does Thinktank mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethinktank
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einrichtung, die durch Erforschung, Entwicklung und Bewertung von politischen, sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Konzepten und Strategien Einfluss auf die öffentliche Meinungsbildung nimmt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Thinktank
- Thinktanks genitive
- Think-Tank alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Thinktank?
- /ˈθɪŋktæŋk/
- /ˈsɪŋktɛŋk/
- [ˈθɪŋktæŋk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Thinktank in German?
Thinktank appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).