sink

/sɪŋk/

//sɪŋk// verb

The verdict

“sink” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,390 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,390
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hundirse;

Corpus desk

Index ES-sink · sink · Spanish

sink · rank #91,390 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,390
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sinestesia

Nearest frequency peer: sinestesia (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sink”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sink” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sink
PropertyValue
Headwordsink
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/sɪŋk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#91,390
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sink” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sinkcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sinestesia” (#91,389), “simetrías” (#91,388), “socavado” (#91,395). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sink” va en #91,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sink is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,390 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /sɪŋk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

sink doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is sink, spelled S-I-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hundirse;
  2. 2
    Sumergirse.
  3. 3
    Enterrarse.
  4. 4
    Bajarse.
  5. 5
    Desplomarse.
  6. 6
    Degradarse.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sink"?
"sink" is spelled S-I-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is /sɪŋk/.
What does "sink" mean?
As a verb, "sink" means: Hundirse;
How do you pronounce "sink"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sink" is /sɪŋk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sink" come from?
"sink" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sink", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list