methinks
/miˈθɪŋks/obsolete
methinks is spelled M-E-T-H-I-N-K-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a contraction, methinks means “It seems to me” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in methinks?
| Letters | 8: M-E-T-H-I-N-K-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is methinks?
Methinks appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce methinks?
- UK /mɪˈθɪŋks/
- US /miˈθɪŋks/
Methinks has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-methinks.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with methinks
Also written: my thinks.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with methinks?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as methinks from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋks/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of methinks
- methought past
- methinketh
- me thinketh
- me thinks
- mythinks
- my thinks
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does methinks mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
contraction
- 1
archaicIt seems to me.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Methinks in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense it seems to me:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | il me semble, il m'apparaît, m'est avis |
| German | mich dünkt, mir dünkt |
| Portuguese | me parece, parece-me |
| Spanish | me parece |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does methinks come from?
From Middle English me thinketh from Old English mē þynceþ (from þyncan (“to seem”)); equivalent to me (indirect object pronoun, as in “show me it”) + think (“to seem”). Compare synonymous Flemish me dunkt, German mir/mich dünkt, Old Norse mér þykkir (Icelandic mér þykir). Compare meseems.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).