rink
/ɹɪŋk/noun, verb
rink is spelled R-I-N-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rink means “A man, especially a warrior or hero” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rink is rinks.
How many letters and syllables are in rink?
| Letters | 4: R-I-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rink?
Rink appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th 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 rink?
- US /ɹɪŋk/
Rink 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-rink.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rink?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rink from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rink
- rinks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- rinking participle, present
- rinked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rink mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKA man, especially a warrior or hero.
- 2
UKA ring; a circle.
- 3
A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.
We played hockey all winter until the rink melted.
- 4
A surface for roller skating.
- 5
A building housing an ice rink.
- 6
A team in a competition.
The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.
verb
- 1
colloquialdatedTo skate on an ice rink.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rink in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | patinoire, piste , équipe |
| German | Eisbahn, Kunsteisbahn , Rollschuhbahn |
| Portuguese | rinque |
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 rink come from?
From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, direct”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).