stank
/stæŋk/adjective, noun, verb
stank is spelled S-T-A-N-K: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory adjective, stank means “Foul-smelling, stinking, unclean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stank?
| Letters | 5: S-T-A-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 stank?
Stank appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 stank?
- UK /stæŋk/
- British /staŋk/
- /stɛŋk/
Stank has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-stank.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stank?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stank from its last stressed vowel (/æŋk/, British pronunciation):
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 stank
- stanks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- stanking participle, present
- stanked participle, past
- more stank comparative
- most stank superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stank mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
derogatoryslangFoul-smelling, stinking, unclean.
- 2
obsoleteWeak; worn out.
noun
- 1
derogatoryslangA stink; a foul smell.
- 2
slangA certain quality, especially to jazz music, which is often desirable and can be achieved by, among other things, crunchy harmonies, blue notes and groovy rhythm
- 3
UKWater retained by an embankment; a pool of water.
- 4
UKA dam or mound to stop water.
verb
- 1
To stink; to smell bad.
- 2
To cause to smell bad.
- 3
To dam up; to block the flow of water or other liquid.
- 4
To pack in tightly.
- 5
To seal off an area of the mine in which a fire has started.
- 6
To surround or guard.
- 7
To trample.
- 8
To stumble or lurch.
- 9
To cause (the udders) to become blocked and inflamed from lack of milking.
- 10
simple past of stink
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stank come from?
Respelling of stink, representing the thank-think merger. Compare thang.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).