denken
\ˈdɛŋ.kən\
The verdict
“denken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Penser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-denken · denken · French
denken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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 | denken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈdɛŋ.kən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « denken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
denken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈdɛŋ.kən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for denken, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is denken, spelled D-E-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Penser.
- 2Penser à.
- 3Penser que, croire à.
- 4S'imaginer, se souvenir, associer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how denken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich denke, also bin ich.
Wenn ich zuviel getrunken habe, kann ich nicht mehr ordentlich denken.
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.