kink

noun

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The verdict

“kink” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,898 among 656 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,898
frequency rank, Portuguese
656
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dobra, enrolamento, cacho

Key facts for kink
PropertyValue
Headwordkink
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,898
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kink” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kink lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kink is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,898 among 656 “K” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for kink in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is kink, spelled K-I-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    dobra, enrolamento, cacho
  2. 2
    obstáculo, dificuldade
  3. 3
    capricho, cisma, desejo
  4. 4
    comportamento sexual peculiar, desviante do padrão
  5. 5
    indivíduo que exibe esse comportamento sexual incomum

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kink"?
"kink" is spelled K-I-N-K.
What does "kink" mean?
As a noun, "kink" means: dobra, enrolamento, cacho
What language does "kink" come from?
"kink" is a Portuguese 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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Using “kink”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is K-I-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list