# dinky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɪŋki/ · frequency rank #45,329

## Definitions
1. Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
2. Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.

## Etymology
1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-diy)
- **disk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-disk)
- **dunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-dunk)
- **dirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-dirk)
- **dino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-dino)
- **dint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-dint)
- **drink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-drink)
- **dirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-dirty)
- **dizzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-dizzy)
- **Donny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-donny)
- **dusky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-dusky)
- **dunks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-dunks)
- **dorky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-dorky)
- **ducky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-ducky)
- **ditty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-ditty)
- **drinks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-drinks)
- **Disney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-disney)
- **donkey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-donkey)
- **DIN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/din-vs-dinky)
- **dick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dick-vs-dinky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddinky`, `dikny`, `dinkky`, `dinkyy`, `dinnky`, `dinyk`, `dniky`, `idnky`

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