kinky

\ˈkɪŋ.ki\

/\ˈkɪŋ.ki\/ adj

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The verdict

“kinky” is uncommon French (frequency #67,636 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,636
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bouclé, crépu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kinky · kinky · French

kinky · rank #67,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,636
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kharkov

Nearest frequency peer: Kharkov (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « kinky »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « kinky » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kinky
PropertyValue
Headwordkinky
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈkɪŋ.ki\
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « kinky » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.kinkytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Kharkov » (#67,635), « Kiribati » (#67,637), « klingon » (#67,638). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kinky » est au #67,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kinky is uncommon French at frequency #67,636 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈkɪŋ.ki\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

kinky has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is kinky, spelled K-I-N-K-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bouclé, crépu.
  2. 2
    Excentrique, qui sort de l’ordinaire.
  3. 3
    Coquin, qui aime les expériences sexuelles sortant de l’ordinaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kinky appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. We had kinky sex in a car.
  2. What a kinky boy !

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kinky"?
"kinky" is spelled K-I-N-K-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkɪŋ.ki\.
What does "kinky" mean?
As an adjective, "kinky" means: Bouclé, crépu.
How do you pronounce "kinky"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kinky" is \ˈkɪŋ.ki\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kinky" come from?
"kinky" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jamin#67,621jabot#67,619laugh#67,653linea#67,668

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list