tunk
noun
tunk is spelled T-U-N-K: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tunk means “Alternative form of tonk (“card game”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tunk is tunks.
How many letters and syllables are in tunk?
| Letters | 4: T-U-N-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 tunk?
Tunk appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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).
What rhymes with tunk?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tunk.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: knut.
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 tunk
- tunks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tunk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of tonk (“card game”).
- 2
datedA sharp blow; a thump.
a tunk on the head
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).