stinko

adj

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"stinko" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stinko” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Drunk

Corpus desk

Index EN-stinko · stinko · English

stinko · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for stinko
PropertyValue
Headwordstinko
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stinko” sits in English frequency

stinko falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stinko is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

stinko doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From stink + -o. The correct English form is stinko, spelled S-T-I-N-K-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Drunk
  2. 2
    Of poor quality.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stinko appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Let's get stinko.
  2. "Brandy, Miss Tomson." "This stuff made of apricots, Mr Smith." "Fermented. I could get stinko." "Shall we have some strong coffee."

Etymology

From stink + -o.

Synonyms

drunk

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stinko"?
"stinko" is spelled S-T-I-N-K-O.
What does "stinko" mean?
As an adjective, "stinko" means: Drunk
What is the origin of the word "stinko"?
From stink + -o. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list