# thanked vs thinker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thanked
*verb · IPA /θæŋkt/ · frequency rank #12,341*
simple past and past participle of thank

### thinker
*noun · IPA /ˈθɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #17,506*
One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thanked-vs-thinker