Which to use
“thin” is an adjective and “thx” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,623
- “thin” frequency rank
- #32,809
- “thx” frequency rank
- 78432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thin | thx |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von geringer Dicke | danke |
Letter map: thin vs thx
Shared letters muted; letters that set thin and thx apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for thin / thx
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thin is anadjective and thxanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thin is recorded at frequency rank #45,623, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈθɪn]. thx is at rank #32,809, tagged as anabbrev.
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 78432, this pair ranks #238,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of thin vs thx
Shared letters: ht. Private to "thin": in. Private to "thx": x.
"thin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "thx" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- thin ← htin · thhin · thinn · thni · tihn · tthin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "thin" for "thx" ever safe?
Which is more common, "thin" or "thx"?
What to do next
Pair "thin" vs "thx" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "thin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thx" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thin" and "thx" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thin vs tine". 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 #238,488 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.