winky
/ˈwɪŋki/adjective, noun
winky is spelled W-I-N-K-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, winky means “Tending to wink; winking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in winky?
| Letters | 5: W-I-N-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 winky?
Winky appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 winky?
- /ˈwɪŋki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-winky.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of winky
- more winky comparative
- most winky superlative
- winkies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does winky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tending to wink; winking.
a winky smiley face
noun
- 1
An emoticon or smiley that shows a winking face, such as ;-) or 😉.
- 2
slangThe penis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does winky come from?
From wink + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).