clank
/klænk/noun, verb
clank is spelled C-L-A-N-K: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clank means “A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clank is clanks.
How many letters and syllables are in clank?
| Letters | 5: C-L-A-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is clank?
Clank appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce clank?
- UK /klænk/
- British /klaŋk/
- Australia /klæːnk/
Clank has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clank.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with clank?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clank from its last stressed vowel (/ænk/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of clank
- clanks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- clanking participle, present
- clanked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clank mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
- 2
derogatorySynonym of clanker (“a robot or artificial intelligence”).
verb
- 1
To make a clanking sound
The chains clanked.
- 2
To cause to sound with a clank.
The prisoners clank their chains.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clank in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cliquetis , cliqueter |
| German | klirren, kläppern , aneinanderschlagen |
| Portuguese | retinir |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does clank come from?
Onomatopoeic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).