trink
/tɹɪŋk/obsolete
trink is spelled T-R-I-N-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trink means “A kind of fishing net that is attached to a post or anchor; set net” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trink is trinks.
How many letters and syllables are in trink?
| Letters | 5: T-R-I-N-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 trink?
Trink appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 trink?
- /tɹɪŋk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trink.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does trink mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA kind of fishing net that is attached to a post or anchor; set net.
- 2
obsoleteA fisherman who uses a trink.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trink come from?
From Middle English treinekys or trynk, but earlier origin is unknown. Attested in Anglo-Norman or Middle English legal texts from the 14th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).