# methinks

> English word · Contraction · IPA /mɪˈθɪŋks/ · frequency rank #35,410

## Definitions
1. It seems to me.

## Etymology
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.

## Common misspellings (13)
`emthinks`, `mehtinks`, `methhinks`, `methikns`, `methinkks`, `methinkss`, `methinnks`, `methinsk`, `methniks`, `metihnks`, `metthinks`, `mmethinks`, `mtehinks`

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