pinky
/ˈpɪŋki/adjective, noun
pinky is spelled P-I-N-K-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “pinkie vs pinky” about 40 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, pinky means “Pinkish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pinky?
| Letters | 5: P-I-N-K-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is pinky?
Pinky appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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 pinky?
- /ˈpɪŋki/
Pinky has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-pinky.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pinky
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: pinkie (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: pinkie.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pinky
- pinkier comparative
- pinkiest superlative
- pinkies plural
- pinkie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pinky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pinkish.
- 2
winking
noun
- 1
AustraliaslangMethylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
- 2
A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.
- 3
offensiveslangA white person.
- 4
AustraliainformalThe Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).
- 5
A kind of fishing schooner of New England.
- 6
AustraliaCanadaScotlandUSinformalThe smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pinky in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense baby mouse:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | neugeborene Maus |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pinky come from?
From pink + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).