# thinks vs thinly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thinks
*verb · IPA /θɪŋks/ · frequency rank #1,741*
third-person singular simple present indicative of think

### thinly
*adverb · IPA /ˈθɪnli/ · frequency rank #20,513*
In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.

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