clanky
/ˈklæŋki/adjective
clanky is spelled C-L-A-N-K-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clanky means “Making a clanking metallic sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clanky?
| Letters | 6: C-L-A-N-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is clanky?
Clanky appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 clanky?
- /ˈklæŋki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clanky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clanky
- clankier comparative
- clankiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clanky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Making a clanking metallic sound.
My father's first car was a clanky old Volkswagen Beetle.
- 2
Providing audible indication of imminent mechanical failure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clanky come from?
From clank + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).