Which to use
“thicke” is an adjective and “thicket” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,202
- “thicke” frequency rank
- #42,448
- “thicket” frequency rank
- 80650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thicke | thicket |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of thick. | A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse. |
Letter map: thicke vs thicket
Shared letters muted; letters that set thicke and thicket apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: thicke vs thicket
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thicke is anadjective and thicketanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “thicke” sits inside “thicket”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thicke is recorded at frequency rank #38,202, classified as anadj. thicket is at rank #42,448, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈθɪkɪt/.
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 80650, this pair ranks #19,335 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of thicke vs thicket
Shared letters: cehikt. Private to "thicke": -. Private to "thicket": -.
"thicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "thicket" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "thicke" vs "thicket" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "thicke" and "thicket".
- Full dictionary entry for "thicke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thicket" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,335 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thicke" and "thicket" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thicket vs thickly". 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 #19,335 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.