Which to use
“thank” and “think” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,346
- “thank” frequency rank
- #14,430
- “think” frequency rank
- 39776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thank | think |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich für etwas erkenntlich zeigen | Verstandesarbeit leisten, denken |
Where the eye mixes thank and think
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between thank and think
A purely visual mix-up. thank ([θæŋk]) and think ([θɪŋk]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “thank” becomes i in “think”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thank is recorded at frequency rank #25,346, classified as averb, pronounced [θæŋk]. think is at rank #14,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [θɪŋk].
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 39776, this pair ranks #1,527,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of thank vs think
Shared letters: hknt. Private to "thank": a. Private to "think": i.
"thank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "think" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "thank" for "think" ever safe?
Frequency check: "thank" vs "think" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "thank" and "think" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "thank" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "think" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,527,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thank" and "think" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thank vs tränke". 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 #1,527,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.