Which to use
“thicke” is an adjective and “thrice” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,202
- “thicke” frequency rank
- #24,338
- “thrice” frequency rank
- 62540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thicke | thrice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of thick. | Three times. |
Letter map: thicke vs thrice
Shared letters muted; letters that set thicke and thrice apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: thicke vs thrice
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thicke is anadjective and thriceanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thicke is recorded at frequency rank #38,202, classified as anadj. thrice is at rank #24,338, tagged as anadv, pronounced /θɹaɪs/.
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 62540, this pair ranks #87,944 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of thicke vs thrice
Shared letters: cehit. Private to "thicke": k. Private to "thrice": r.
"thicke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "thrice" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thicke" and "thrice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "thicke" vs "thrice" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "thicke" and "thrice".
- Full dictionary entry for "thicke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thrice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,944 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thicke" and "thrice" 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 #87,944 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.