inky
/ˈɪŋki/
"inky" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inky” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,122
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inky · inky · English
inky · rank #47,122 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,122
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH injectable
Nearest frequency peer: injectable (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “inky”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- inflorescen…
inflorescence
52,882 corpus weight
- injectable
injectable
52,880 corpus weight
- inky
inky
52,879 corpus weight
- Innsbruck
Innsbruck
52,877 corpus weight
- interactivi…
interactivity
52,876 corpus weight
- interdiction
interdiction
52,875 corpus weight
What this shows “inky” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inky |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɪŋki/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #47,122 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “inky”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around inky (IPA /ˈɪŋki/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,122 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for inky, with forms such as "ikny", "inkky", and "inkyy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "inn", "ins", "ivy", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ink + -y. The correct English form is inky, spelled I-N-K-Y.
Definition
- 1Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
- 2Spattered or stained with ink.
- 3Dark-skinned; black.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inky appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
One black and gusty night, when the moon was down and the inky clouds swept fiercely overhead through the starless void; when the cruel wind raged and tore, and the sleety rain came swirlingly, drivingly down […]
Tenderly she bore him back through the inky jungle to where the tribe lay, and for many days and nights she sat guard beside him, bringing him food and water, and brushing the flies and other insects from his cruel wounds.
Etymology
From ink + -y.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ikny
- inkky
- inkyy
- innky
- inyk
- niky
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inky - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inky", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).