tink
/ˈtɪŋk/verb, noun
tink is spelled T-I-N-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, tink means “To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tink?
| Letters | 4: T-I-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 tink?
Tink appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 tink?
- /ˈtɪŋk/
- [ˈtʰɪŋk]
Tink has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-tink.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tink?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tink.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: knit.
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 tink
- tinks present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- tinking participle, present
- tinked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tink mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
Jimmy heard the bells tink.
- 2
slangTo unknit.
noun
- 1
IrelandUKoffensiveA member of the travelling community. A gypsy.
- 2
datedA sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tink come from?
From Middle English tinken, possibly from Old English *tincian, equivalent to tin + -k. Compare Dutch tinken (“to tink, toll, strike the bells of a clock”), German Low German tinken (“to tink”). Compare also English ting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).