dank
\daŋk\
The verdict
“dank” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grâce à.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dank · dank · French
dank · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dank |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \daŋk\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dank » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dank is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \daŋk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grâce à.".
Zero misspellings are on record for dank in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dank, spelled D-A-N-K.
Definition
- 1Grâce à.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dank appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dank der digitalen automatischen Kupplung (DAK) soll der Schienengüterverkehr einfacher, schneller und wirtschaftlicher werden. Für die Einführung der DAK will der Bundesrat einmalig 180 Millionen Franken zur Verfügung stellen.
Dank der Pille können Frauen zwar entscheiden, wann sie schwanger werden. Doch sind sie dann Mutter, haben sie wieder nur die Wahl zwischen Karriere und Kindern. Weil es beides gleichzeitig und ohne Einschränkung nach wie vor nur für Väter gibt.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.