# thicke vs thicken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thicke
*adjective · frequency rank #38,202*
Obsolete spelling of thick.

### thicken
*verb · IPA /ˈθɪkən/ · frequency rank #41,424*
To make thicker (in the sense of wider).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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