thank
/ˈθæŋk/verb
thank is spelled T-H-A-N-K: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 302 times per million words in written English, the 316th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, thank means “To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thank?
| Letters | 5: T-H-A-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 302 times per million words; the 316th 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 thank?
Thank appears 302 times per million words in written English, the 316th 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 thank?
- UK /ˈθæŋk/
- UK [ˈθæŋk]
- British /ˈθaŋk/
Thank has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-thank.wav, En-us-thank.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with thank?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as thank from its last stressed vowel (/æŋk/, British pronunciation):
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 thank
- thanks present, singular, he/she/it
- thanking participle, present
- thanked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thank mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
She thanked him for the lift.
- 2
In the future tense in the form one will thank someone to do something, chiefly expressing a command or criticism: to request that (someone) do something.
I’ll thank you not to smoke in my house!
- 3
rareTo express appreciation or gratitude for (something).
- 4
To respond to (someone) out of, or as if out of, appreciation or gratitude.
- 5
Chiefly followed by for: to credit or hold (someone or something) responsible, especially for something negative; to blame.
We can thank global warming for this freak weather.
- 6
obsoleteTo express gratitude.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate thank?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of thank: thnk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thank in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something):
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.