# winkle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪŋkəl/ · frequency rank #41,474

## Definitions
1. A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.
2. Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species Busycotypus canaliculatus or Busycon carica.
3. The penis, especially that of a child rather than that of an adult.

## Etymology
Short for periwinkle.

## Easily confused with
- **Winnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winkle-vs-winnie)
- **wrinkle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winkle-vs-wrinkle)
- **winkler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winkle-vs-winkler)
- **wrinkled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winkle-vs-wrinkled)
- **wine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-winkle)
- **wink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wink-vs-winkle)
- **wile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wile-vs-winkle)
- **wince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wince-vs-winkle)
- **wiggle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiggle-vs-winkle)
- **Wilkie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkie-vs-winkle)
- **winked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winked-vs-winkle)

## Common misspellings (9)
`iwnkle`, `wiknle`, `winkel`, `winkkle`, `winklle`, `winlke`, `winnkle`, `wnikle`, `wwinkle`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/winkle