Zinke
[ˈt͡sɪŋkə]
The verdict
“Zinke” is an uncommon German word, ranked #91,187 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #91,187
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - lange und spitze Fortsätze an der Spitze mancher Werkzeuge
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zinke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɪŋkə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #91,187 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zinke” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Zinke is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡sɪŋkə]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,187 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zinke has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zinke, spelled Z-I-N-K-E.
Definition
- 1lange und spitze Fortsätze an der Spitze mancher Werkzeuge
- 2Geheimzeichen des fahrenden Volkes zur unauffälligen Verständigung untereinander
- 3unauffällige Markierung an einer Spielkarte, welche einem Kartenbetrüger den Wert einer Karte offenbart
- 4Bestandteil der Zinkung, einer Methode der Holzverbindung
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Zinke”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-I-N-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡sɪŋkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.