Which to use
“talks” is a noun and “thanks” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,240
- “talks” frequency rank
- #27,087
- “thanks” frequency rank
- 67327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talks | thanks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs talk | Ausdruck, um seine Dankbarkeit zu zeigen |
Letter map: talks vs thanks
Shared letters muted; letters that set talks and thanks apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: talks vs thanks
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: talks is anoun and thanksanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talks is recorded at frequency rank #40,240, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. thanks is at rank #27,087, tagged as anintj, pronounced [θæŋks].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 67327, this pair ranks #543,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of talks vs thanks
Shared letters: akst. Private to "talks": l. Private to "thanks": hn.
"talks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "thanks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "talks" and "thanks" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "talks" or "thanks"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "talks" and "thanks".
- Full dictionary entry for "talks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thanks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #543,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talks" and "thanks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs talks". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #543,752 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.