Which to use
“thicke” is an adjective and “thinks” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,202
- “thicke” frequency rank
- #1,741
- “thinks” frequency rank
- 39943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thicke | thinks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of thick. | third-person singular simple present indicative of think |
Letter map: thicke vs thinks
Shared letters muted; letters that set thicke and thinks apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: thicke vs thinks
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thicke is anadjective and thinksaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thicke is recorded at frequency rank #38,202, classified as anadj. thinks is at rank #1,741, tagged as averb, pronounced /θɪŋks/.
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 39943, this pair ranks #272,102 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thicke vs thinks
Shared letters: hikt. Private to "thicke": ce. Private to "thinks": ns.
"thicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "thinks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thicke" and "thinks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "thicke" or "thinks" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "thicke" and "thinks".
- Full dictionary entry for "thicke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thinks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,102 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thicke" and "thinks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thicke 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 #272,102 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.