crankpin
noun
crankpin is spelled C-R-A-N-K-P-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crankpin means “The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crankpin is crankpins.
How many letters and syllables are in crankpin?
| Letters | 8: C-R-A-N-K-P-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 crankpin?
Crankpin appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
Forms of crankpin
- crankpins plural
- crank pin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crankpin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crankpin come from?
From crank + pin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).