mank
/ˈmeɪ̯ŋk/adjective, noun
mank is spelled M-A-N-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mank means “Disgusting, repulsive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mank?
| Letters | 4: M-A-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 mank?
Mank appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 mank?
- /ˈmæŋk/
- [ˈmæŋk]
- US /ˈmeɪ̯ŋk/
Mank has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mank.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mank?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mank from its last stressed vowel (/eɪŋk/):
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 mank
- manks present, singular, he/she/it
- manking participle, present
- manked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mank mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKslangDisgusting, repulsive.
When he eats, he never closes his mouth. It's so mank.
- 2
slangSynonym of manky (“being or having bad weather”).
noun
- 1
UKslangSomething that is disgusting or manky.
The plumber had to get all the mank out of the drain.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo mutilate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mank come from?
Via Polari, from Italian mancare (“to be lacking”), from Latin mancus (“maimed”). See above.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).