pank
/ˈpeɪ̯ŋk/noun, verb
pank is spelled P-A-N-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, pank means “An irritating or stupid person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pank is panks.
How many letters and syllables are in pank?
| Letters | 4: P-A-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 pank?
Pank appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 pank?
- /ˈpæŋk/
- [ˈpʰæŋk]
- US /ˈpeɪ̯ŋk/
Pank has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pank.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pank?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pank from its last stressed vowel (/eɪŋk/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: knap.
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 pank
- panks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- panking participle, present
- panked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pank mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryrareslangAn irritating or stupid person.
verb
- 1
To pack down, to compact (particularly snow).
I was panking some snow the other day.
- 2
datedTo breathe hard, pant.
- 3
obsoleteTo pound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pank come from?
Likely a modification of punk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).