thanks

[θæŋks]

/[θæŋks]/ intj

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The verdict

“thanks” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,087. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,087
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausdruck, um seine Dankbarkeit zu zeigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-thanks · thanks · German

thanks · rank #27,087 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,087
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Terminals

Nearest frequency peer: Terminals (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „thanks“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „thanks“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

thanks vs Trank
50% similar
thanks vs think
67% similar
thanks vs things
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for thanks
PropertyValue
Headwordthanks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[θæŋks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,087
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „thanks“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).thanksliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Terminals“ (#27,086), „Timm“ (#27,088), „Tennessee“ (#27,085). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „thanks“ bei #27,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around thanks (IPA [θæŋks]), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #27,087 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ausdruck, um seine Dankbarkeit zu zeigen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for thanks, with forms such as "htanks", "tahnks", and "thakns". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Trank", "think", "things", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is thanks, spelled T-H-A-N-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausdruck, um seine Dankbarkeit zu zeigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how thanks appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Is that for me? — Yes. — Thanks!

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htanks
  • tahnks
  • thakns
  • thankks
  • thankss
  • thannks
  • thansk
  • thhanks
  • thnaks
  • tthanks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of thanks - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

htanks2tahnks2thakns2thankks1thankss1thannks1thansk2thhanks1
Edit distance from "thanks"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "thanks"?
"thanks" is spelled T-H-A-N-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [θæŋks].
What does "thanks" mean?
As an interjection, "thanks" means: Ausdruck, um seine Dankbarkeit zu zeigen
What words are commonly confused with "thanks"?
"thanks" is commonly confused with "Trank", "think", "things". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "thanks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thanks" is [θæŋks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thanks" come from?
"thanks" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "thanks", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Südost#27,079Tropen#27,095Spaten#27,063Seilen#27,053

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Tennessee10 variantstadellos10 variantsärmeren10 variantsReklame10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list