Which to use
“thanks” is an intj and “things” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,087
- “thanks” frequency rank
- #13,249
- “things” frequency rank
- 40336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thanks | things |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdruck, um seine Dankbarkeit zu zeigen | Plural des Substantivs thing |
Where the eye mixes thanks and things
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: thanks vs things
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: thanks is [θæŋks] while things is [θɪŋz]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thanks is recorded at frequency rank #27,087, classified as anintj, pronounced [θæŋks]. things is at rank #13,249, tagged as anoun, pronounced [θɪŋz].
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 40336, this pair ranks #1,511,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thanks vs things
Shared letters: hnst. Private to "thanks": ak. Private to "things": gi.
"thanks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "things" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thanks" and "things" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "thanks" or "things"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "thanks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "things" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,511,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thanks" and "things" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thanks 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 #1,511,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.