# slinky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈslɪŋki/ · frequency rank #43,921

## Definitions
1. Furtive, stealthy or catlike.
2. Thin; lank; lean.
3. Of a garment: close-fitting; clingy.

## Etymology
From slink + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **stink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slinky-vs-stink)
- **spiky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slinky-vs-spiky)
- **spiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slinky-vs-spiny)
- **sticky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slinky-vs-sticky)
- **stinks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slinky-vs-stinks)
- **stinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slinky-vs-stinky)
- **stingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slinky-vs-stingy)
- **swanky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slinky-vs-swanky)
- **sink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sink-vs-slinky)
- **shiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiny-vs-slinky)
- **slick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slick-vs-slinky)
- **sinks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sinks-vs-slinky)
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sling-vs-slinky)
- **silky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silky-vs-slinky)
- **slimy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slimy-vs-slinky)
- **skinny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skinny-vs-slinky)

## Common misspellings (10)
`lsinky`, `silnky`, `slikny`, `slinkky`, `slinkyy`, `slinnky`, `slinyk`, `sllinky`, `slniky`, `sslinky`

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