think

[θɪŋk]

/[θɪŋk]/ verb

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The verdict

“think” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,430. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,430
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verstandesarbeit leisten, denken

Corpus desk

Index DE-think · think · German

think · rank #14,430 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,430
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH thematisch

Nearest frequency peer: thematisch (-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 „think“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „think“ 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).

think vs this
60% similar
think vs Tina
40% similar
think vs Thun
40% similar

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

Key facts for think
PropertyValue
Headwordthink
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[θɪŋk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,430
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „think“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).thinkliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „thematisch“ (#14,429), „three“ (#14,431), „tell“ (#14,428). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „think“ bei #14,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around think (IPA [θɪŋk]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,430 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Verstandesarbeit leisten, denken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for think, with forms such as "htink", "thhink", and "thikn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "this", "Tina", "Thun", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is think, spelled T-H-I-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verstandesarbeit leisten, denken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He thinks about it.
  2. "He was clearly so scared by his mischance in breaking the window and by the approach of Peterson that he thought of nothing but flight, but since then he must have bitterly regretted the impulse which caused him to drop his bird."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htink
  • thhink
  • thikn
  • thinkk
  • thinnk
  • thnik
  • tihnk
  • tthink

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of think - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

htink2thhink1thikn2thinkk1thinnk1thnik2tihnk2tthink1
Edit distance from "think"

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 "think"?
"think" is spelled T-H-I-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [θɪŋk].
What does "think" mean?
As a verb, "think" means: Verstandesarbeit leisten, denken
What words are commonly confused with "think"?
"think" is commonly confused with "this", "Tina", "Thun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "think"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "think" is [θɪŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "think" come from?
"think" 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 "think", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

three#14,431truck#14,437Sekte#14,410Seide#14,408

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list