Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kinkle

/ˈkɪŋkl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: kin-kle
IPA: /ˈkɪŋkl̩/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kink.

noun

A kink or twist

Etymology

From kink + -le (frequentative suffix).

Inflected Forms

kinkles (present, singular) kinkling (participle, present) kinkled (participle, past) kinkled (past) kinkles (plural)

Derived Forms

kinkly

Rhymes With

sprinkle twinkle wrinkle winkle hinkle tinkle finkel finkle hinkel dinkel trinkle shinkle

Questions

How do you pronounce kinkle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪŋkl̩/.
What does kinkle mean?: To kink.
Where does kinkle come from?: From kink + -le (frequentative suffix).

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