bink

noun

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"bink" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bink” is uncommon English (frequency #95,744 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,744
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-bink · bink · English

bink · rank #95,744 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,744
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bhagwat

Nearest frequency peer: Bhagwat (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “bink”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “bink” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bink
PropertyValue
Headwordbink
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#95,744
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bink” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).binkfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Bhagwat” (#95,742), “Blatchford” (#95,746), “beno” (#95,739). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bink” is #95,744. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bink is uncommon English at frequency #95,744 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bink, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English bink, binke, variants of Middle English benk, benke, from Old English benc (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. More at bench. The correct English form is bink, spelled B-I-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A bench.
  2. 2
    A table or similar surface for laying out items.
  3. 3
    A sideboard or shelf unit for holding dishes.
  4. 4
    A mountain ledge.
  5. 5
    A long cut in peat moss, marking a section from which blocks of peat are cut.
  6. 6
    A hive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He bouns him to the house, An' sits him doon upo' the bink, An' plaits a theet, or mends a mink, To sair an aifter use .
  2. In comes the tod (fox) whiskin, whiskin, an he sits doon o' the green bink.

Etymology

From Middle English bink, binke, variants of Middle English benk, benke, from Old English benc (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. More at bench.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bink"?
"bink" is spelled B-I-N-K.
What does "bink" mean?
As a noun, "bink" means: A bench.
What is the origin of the word "bink"?
From Middle English bink, binke, variants of Middle English benk, benke, from Old English benc (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. More at bench. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beno#95,739Bato#95,727Anzu#95,689caws#95,812

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list