tankini
/tænˈkiːni/noun
tankini is spelled T-A-N-K-I-N-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tankini means “A bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tankini is tankinis.
How many letters and syllables are in tankini?
| Letters | 7: T-A-N-K-I-N-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is tankini?
Tankini appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 tankini?
- /tænˈkiːni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-tankini.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tankini
- tankinis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tankini mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tankini in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tank top and the lower half of a bikini:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Tankini |
| Spanish | tanquini |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tankini come from?
Blend of tank top + bikini.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).