trinkle
/ˈtɹɪŋkəl/verb
trinkle is spelled T-R-I-N-K-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, trinkle means “To trickle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trinkle?
| Letters | 7: T-R-I-N-K-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 trinkle?
Trinkle appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 trinkle?
- /ˈtɹɪŋkəl/
Trinkle has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with trinkle?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as trinkle.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tinkler.
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 trinkle
- trinkles present, singular, he/she/it
- trinkling participle, present
- trinkled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trinkle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
ScotlandrareTo trickle.
- 2
rareTo tinkle.
- 3
To play piano, as in "tinkle the ivories."
- 4
obsoleteTo act secretly, or in an underhand way; to tamper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).