kink

noun

The verdict

“kink” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,898 among 95 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,898
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dobra, enrolamento, cacho

Corpus desk

Index PT-kink · kink · Portuguese

kink · rank #98,898 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,898
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH kidney

Nearest frequency peer: kidney (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “kink”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “kink” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kink
PropertyValue
Headwordkink
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,898
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “kink” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.kinkcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “kidney” (#98,897), “lacustre” (#98,905), “jubilado” (#98,884). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “kink” fica em #98,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kink is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,898 among 95 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. She has kinks in her hair.

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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list