winkle

\ˈvɪŋklə\

/\ˈvɪŋklə\/ verb

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The verdict

“winkle” is uncommon French (frequency #99,766 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,766
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l'impératif présent du verbe : winkeln.

Corpus desk

Index FR-winkle · winkle · French

winkle · rank #99,766 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,766
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH Whiteley

Nearest frequency peer: Whiteley (-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 « winkle »

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 « winkle » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for winkle
PropertyValue
Headwordwinkle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈvɪŋklə\
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,766
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « winkle » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).winkletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Whiteley » (#99,765), « Wissenschaften » (#99,767), « welters » (#99,763). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « winkle » est au #99,766. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

winkle is uncommon French at frequency #99,766 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈvɪŋklə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for winkle in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is winkle, spelled W-I-N-K-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l'impératif présent du verbe : winkeln.
  2. 2
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l'indicatif du verbe : winkeln.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe : winkeln.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe : winkeln.

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 "winkle"?
"winkle" is spelled W-I-N-K-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈvɪŋklə\.
What does "winkle" mean?
As a verb, "winkle" means: Deuxième personne du singulier de l'impératif présent du verbe : winkeln.
How do you pronounce "winkle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "winkle" is \ˈvɪŋklə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "winkle" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wassim#99,760verdet#99,738éthers#99,800upside#99,730

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list