cufflink
/ˈkʌflɪŋk/
"cufflink" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cufflink” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cufflink · cufflink · English
cufflink · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cufflink |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʌflɪŋk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cufflink” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cufflink is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkʌflɪŋk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for cufflink in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cuff + link. The correct English form is cufflink, spelled C-U-F-F-L-I-N-K.
Definition
- 1A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cufflink appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Every gentleman needs at least one pair of cufflinks.
Etymology
From cuff + link.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.