# pinky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɪŋki/ · frequency rank #17,444

## Definitions
1. Pinkish.

## Etymology
From pink + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **punk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-punk)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pity)
- **pony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pony)
- **pins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pins)
- **pint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pint)
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-puny)
- **pinto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pinto)
- **pinot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pinot)
- **punks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-punks)
- **Pliny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pliny)
- **Pinoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pinoy)
- **pinus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pinus)
- **pissy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pissy)
- **porky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-porky)
- **pithy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pithy)
- **pointy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pointy)
- **pin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pin-vs-pinky)
- **pick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pick-vs-pinky)
- **pink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pink-vs-pinky)
- **pine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pinky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ipnky`, `pikny`, `pinkky`, `pinkyy`, `pinnky`, `pinyk`, `pniky`, `ppinky`

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