zwinker

[ˈt͡svɪŋkɐ]

/[ˈt͡svɪŋkɐ]/ verb

The verdict

“zwinker” is uncommon German (frequency #57,608 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,608
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zwinkern

Corpus desk

Index DE-zwinker · zwinker · German

zwinker · rank #57,608 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,608
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zwettl

Nearest frequency peer: Zwettl (-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 „zwinker“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zwinker
PropertyValue
Headwordzwinker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡svɪŋkɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,608
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zwinker“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zwinkerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zwettl“ (#57,607), „Zwischenraum“ (#57,609), „zuverlässiges“ (#57,605). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zwinker“ bei #57,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zwinker is uncommon German at frequency #57,608 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡svɪŋkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for zwinker in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 zwinker, spelled Z-W-I-N-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zwinkern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zwinkern

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 "zwinker"?
"zwinker" is spelled Z-W-I-N-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svɪŋkɐ].
What does "zwinker" mean?
As a verb, "zwinker" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zwinkern
How do you pronounce "zwinker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwinker" is [ˈt͡svɪŋkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwinker" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list