# swanky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈswæŋki/ · frequency rank #44,518

## Definitions
1. Rather posh, elegant, ritzy.

## Etymology
From swank + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **sway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swanky-vs-sway)
- **Swann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swanky-vs-swann)
- **swan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swan-vs-swanky)
- **sank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sank-vs-swanky)
- **sandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-swanky)
- **shaky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaky-vs-swanky)
- **spank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spank-vs-swanky)
- **shank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shank-vs-swanky)
- **stank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stank-vs-swanky)
- **skank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skank-vs-swanky)
- **swank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swank-vs-swanky)
- **Swamy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swamy-vs-swanky)
- **stinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stinky-vs-swanky)
- **Sparky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparky-vs-swanky)
- **snarky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snarky-vs-swanky)
- **swampy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swampy-vs-swanky)
- **shanty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shanty-vs-swanky)
- **slinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slinky-vs-swanky)

## Common misspellings (10)
`sawnky`, `sswanky`, `swakny`, `swankky`, `swankyy`, `swannky`, `swanyk`, `swnaky`, `swwanky`, `wsanky`

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