# pinkie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪŋki/ · frequency rank #34,635

## Definitions
1. A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
2. A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe.

## Etymology
From Dutch pinkje (literally “little finger”), which in the Holland dialects takes the form pinkie.

## Easily confused with
- **pinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinkie-vs-pinky)
- **pixie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinkie-vs-pixie)
- **pinkish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinkie-vs-pinkish)
- **pink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pink-vs-pinkie)
- **pine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pinkie)
- **pike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pike-vs-pinkie)
- **pickle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pickle-vs-pinkie)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ipnkie`, `piknie`, `pinike`, `pinkei`, `pinkkie`, `pinnkie`, `pnikie`, `ppinkie`

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