janky
jan·ky/ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ.ki/adjective
janky is spelled J-A-N-K-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables (jan·ky). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, janky means “Of poor quality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in janky?
| Letters | 5: J-A-N-K-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: jan·ky |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is janky?
Janky appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce janky?
- /ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kiː/
- [ˈd͡ʒæŋ.kʰɪi̯]
- US /ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯ŋ.ki/
Janky has 2 syllables, split jan·ky in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-janky.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with janky?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as janky from its last stressed vowel (/eɪŋki/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of janky
- jankier comparative
- jankiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does janky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalslangOf poor quality.
It's barely holding together, it's so janky.
- 2
slangStrange, odd.
- 3
slangUntrustworthy, disreputable.
- 4
colloquialUnresponsive (of a software application’s user interface), sluggish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does janky come from?
From junky.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).