slank
/ˈsleɪ̯ŋk/noun, verb
slank is spelled S-L-A-N-K: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slank means “A depression, a low place in the ground, especially one at the side of a river, lake, or cove which is filled with water during freshet(s)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slank is slanks.
How many letters and syllables are in slank?
| Letters | 5: S-L-A-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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; 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 slank?
Slank appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 slank?
- /ˈslæŋk/
- [ˈslæŋk]
- US /ˈsleɪ̯ŋk/
Slank 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-slank.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with slank?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as slank from its last stressed vowel (/eɪŋk/):
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 slank
- slanks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slank mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKUSA depression, a low place in the ground, especially one at the side of a river, lake, or cove which is filled with water during freshet(s).
Passaic, N. J. - The storm will cause great delay in filling in the slank. The dirt which the workmen have been throwing in was washed away into the river.
verb
- 1
raresimple past and past participle of slink
a. 1913 (published 1934), Frederick William Rolfe, The desire and pursuit of the whole So, when priests slank up to him, he civilly warned them off: if they merited kindness and persisted, he gave them double […]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does slank come from?
Compare dialectal slonk (“depression, hollow, slough”), slunk (“slough, hollow; mud”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).