# kinky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɪŋki/ · frequency rank #17,881

## Definitions
1. Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.
2. Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices.
3. Queer; eccentric; crotchety.

## Etymology
From kink + -y. Compare Spanish canquiñi (“nappy”).

## Easily confused with
- **kirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinky-vs-kirk)
- **kino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinky-vs-kino)
- **kitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinky-vs-kitty)
- **Kirby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinky-vs-kirby)
- **kooky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinky-vs-kooky)
- **Kinney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinky-vs-kinney)
- **Kinsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinky-vs-kinsey)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kin-vs-kinky)
- **Kik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kik-vs-kinky)
- **kind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kind-vs-kinky)
- **king** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/king-vs-kinky)
- **kick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kick-vs-kinky)
- **kink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kink-vs-kinky)
- **kiki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiki-vs-kinky)
- **Kiko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiko-vs-kinky)
- **kinda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinda-vs-kinky)
- **kinds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinds-vs-kinky)
- **kings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kings-vs-kinky)
- **kicks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kicks-vs-kinky)
- **Kenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenny-vs-kinky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`iknky`, `kikny`, `kinkky`, `kinkyy`, `kinnky`, `kinyk`, `kkinky`, `kniky`

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