Which to use
“thanks” is an intj and “tränke” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,087
- “thanks” frequency rank
- #46,338
- “tränke” frequency rank
- 73425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thanks | tränke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdruck, um seine Dankbarkeit zu zeigen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tränken |
Where the eye mixes thanks and tränke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: thanks vs tränke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: thanks is [θæŋks] while tränke is [ˈtʁɛŋkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73425, 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]. tränke is at rank #46,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtʁɛŋkə].
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 73425, this pair ranks #360,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of thanks vs tränke
Shared letters: knt. Private to "thanks": ahs. Private to "tränke": erä.
"thanks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "tränke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- thanks ← htanks · tahnks · thakns · thankks · thankss · thannks · thansk · thhanks
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thanks" and "tränke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "thanks" or "tränke"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "thanks" and "tränke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "thanks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tränke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thanks" and "tränke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Trainee 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 #360,745 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.