danke
\ˈdaŋ.kə\
The verdict
“danke” is uncommon French (frequency #89,587 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,587
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merci.
Corpus desk
Index FR-danke · danke · French
danke · rank #89,587 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,587
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH Daoulas
Nearest frequency peer: Daoulas (+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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « danke »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- daffy
daffy
10,416 corpus weight
- danke
danke
10,414 corpus weight
- Daoulas
Daoulas
10,413 corpus weight
- datar
datar
10,412 corpus weight
- dattier
dattier
10,411 corpus weight
- Dauzat
Dauzat
10,410 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « danke » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | danke |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \ˈdaŋ.kə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #89,587 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « danke » en français
Rare enough to double-check
danke is uncommon French at frequency #89,587 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ˈdaŋ.kə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Merci.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for danke in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is danke, spelled D-A-N-K-E.
Definition
- 1Merci.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how danke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Danke für das Wiktionary!
Synonyms
Antonyms
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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