in the wink of an eye
"in-the-wink-of-an-eye" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“in the wink of an eye” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instantaneously, extremely quickly
Corpus desk
Index EN-in-the-wink-of-an-eye · in the wink of an eye · English
in the wink of an eye · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | in the wink of an eye |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “in the wink of an eye” in English
Rare enough to double-check
in the wink of an eye is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "instantaneously, extremely quickly".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for in the wink of an eye, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is in the wink of an eye, spelled I-N- -T-H-E- -W-I-N-K- -O-F- -A-N- -E-Y-E.
Definition
- 1instantaneously, extremely quickly
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how in the wink of an eye appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"The Silver Shoes," said the Good Witch, "have wonderful powers. And one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be made in the wink of an eye. All you have to do is to knock the heels together three times and command the shoes to carry you wherever you wish to go."
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.