# shrank

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈʃɹæŋk/ · frequency rank #33,019

## Definitions
1. simple past of shrink

## Etymology
See shrink

## Easily confused with
- **Shrek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrank-vs-shrek)
- **spank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrank-vs-spank)
- **stank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrank-vs-stank)
- **skank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrank-vs-skank)
- **swank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrank-vs-swank)
- **shrine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrank-vs-shrine)
- **shrink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrank-vs-shrink)
- **strand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrank-vs-strand)
- **shrunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrank-vs-shrunk)
- **sprang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrank-vs-sprang)
- **shriek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrank-vs-shriek)
- **sank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sank-vs-shrank)
- **shan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shan-vs-shrank)
- **shark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shark-vs-shrank)
- **Shane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shane-vs-shrank)
- **shack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shack-vs-shrank)
- **shank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shank-vs-shrank)
- **Shang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-shrank)
- **saran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saran-vs-shrank)
- **Shana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shrank)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hsrank`, `sharnk`, `shhrank`, `shrakn`, `shrankk`, `shrannk`, `shrnak`, `shrrank`, `srhank`, `sshrank`

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