How to spell wrinkle

hear itwrin·kle/'rɪŋkəl/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: A small fold or crease in a surface.

In a sentence: The puppy had a cute little wrinkle on its nose.

The part people get wrong

Watch for a silent w. Often misspelled as rinkle or wrinkel.

Same family: wrinkled, wrinkling, wrinkly, crumple, fold. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Wrinkle” comes from Middle English forms like “wrinkel” and is related to old Germanic words meaning a fold or twist. It has been used for centuries to describe both creases in material and the lines that appear on aging skin.

Patterns it uses: Silent letters

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Words like this

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