plink
/plɪŋk/noun, verb
plink is spelled P-L-I-N-K: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plink means “A short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plink is plinks.
How many letters and syllables are in plink?
| Letters | 5: P-L-I-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is plink?
Plink appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 plink?
- /plɪŋk/
Plink has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-plink.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plink
- plinks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- plinking participle, present
- plinked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plink mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound.
- 2
The sound of water droplets falling onto a surface.
verb
- 1
To make a plink sound.
- 2
(colloquial) To play a song or a portion of a song, usually on a percussion instrument such as a piano.
- 3
To take part in the sport of plinking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plink come from?
Onomatopoeic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).