tinkly
adjective
tinkly is spelled T-I-N-K-L-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tinkly means “Having a tinkling sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tinkly?
| Letters | 6: T-I-N-K-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 tinkly?
Tinkly appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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).
Forms of tinkly
- tinklier comparative
- tinkliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tinkly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a tinkling sound.
The tinkly piano-playing soon got on my nerves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tinkly come from?
From tinkle + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).