# inky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɪŋki/ · frequency rank #47,122

## Definitions
1. Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
2. Spattered or stained with ink.
3. Dark-skinned; black.

## Etymology
From ink + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **inn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-inn)
- **ins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-ins)
- **ivy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-ivy)
- **int** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-int)
- **into** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-into)
- **Izzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-izzy)
- **inns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-inns)
- **inna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-inna)
- **itty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-itty)
- **inlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inky-vs-inlay)
- **in** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/in-vs-inky)
- **IK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ik-vs-inky)
- **inc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inc-vs-inky)
- **IDK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idk-vs-inky)
- **ink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ink-vs-inky)
- **Ind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ind-vs-inky)
- **icy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icy-vs-inky)
- **Ike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ike-vs-inky)
- **ilk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilk-vs-inky)
- **info** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/info-vs-inky)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ikny`, `inkky`, `inkyy`, `innky`, `inyk`, `niky`

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