prink
/ˈpɹɪŋk/noun, verb
prink is spelled P-R-I-N-K: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prink means “The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prink is prinks.
How many letters and syllables are in prink?
| Letters | 5: P-R-I-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is prink?
Prink appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 prink?
- /ˈpɹɪŋk/
- [ˈpʰɹʷɪŋk]
- /ˈpɹiŋk/
Prink has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prink.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prink
- prinks present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- prinking participle, present
- prinked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prink mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up.
verb
- 1
To look, gaze.
- 2
To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.
- 3
To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.
- 4
To improve; to make stylish.
- 5
UKTo pre-drink.
- 6
obsoleteto give a wink; to wink.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prink come from?
Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of prank (“to deck, adorn”), from Middle English pranken (“to trim”), or from Middle Dutch prinken (“to deck for show, parade in fine apparel”) (from pronk (“show, display”) or from Middle Low German prunken (from prank (“display”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).