Schenk

noun

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The verdict

“Schenk” is uncommon French (frequency #91,157 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,157
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Échanson.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schenk · Schenk · French

Schenk · rank #91,157 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,157
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH schisteux

Nearest frequency peer: schisteux (+2 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 « Schenk »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Schenk » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schenk
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchenk
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Schenk » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Schenktombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « schisteux » (#91,159), « scellent » (#91,154), « schmilblick » (#91,160). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Schenk » est au #91,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schenk is uncommon French at frequency #91,157 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Échanson.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schenk in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Schenk, spelled S-C-H-E-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Échanson.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Schenk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Erzamt des Schenks im Deutschen Reich römischer Nation bekleidete der Kurfürst von Böhmen.

Synonyms

Mundschenk

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schenk"?
"Schenk" is spelled S-C-H-E-N-K.
What does "Schenk" mean?
As a noun, "Schenk" means: Échanson.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Saulcy#91,153Satory#91,152semana#91,163semoir#91,165

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list