# thump vs thunk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thump
*noun · IPA /θʌmp/ · frequency rank #30,261*
A blow that produces a muffled sound.

### thunk
*verb · IPA /θʌŋk/ · frequency rank #47,382*
past participle of think

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thump-vs-thunk