# clank

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklæŋk/ · frequency rank #43,569

## Definitions
1. A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.

## Etymology
Onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **clay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-clay)
- **claw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-claw)
- **clap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-clap)
- **cyan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-cyan)
- **class** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-class)
- **clean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-clean)
- **click** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-click)
- **clock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-clock)
- **crack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-crack)
- **Clark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-clark)
- **clerk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-clerk)
- **clash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-clash)
- **crane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-crane)
- **Clara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-clara)
- **clone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-clone)
- **Clare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-clare)
- **crank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-crank)
- **cloak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-cloak)
- **claws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-claws)
- **Clint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clank-vs-clint)

## Common misspellings (8)
`calnk`, `cclank`, `clakn`, `clankk`, `clannk`, `cllank`, `clnak`, `lcank`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clank