# thankful

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈθæŋkfl̩/ · frequency rank #7,990

## Definitions
1. Showing appreciation or gratitude.
2. Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.

## Etymology
From Middle English thankful, from Old English þancful, þancfull (“thoughtful, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, thankful, grateful”), equivalent to thank + -ful. Compare Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”).

## Easily confused with
- **thankfully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thankful-vs-thankfully)

## Common misspellings (13)
`htankful`, `tahnkful`, `thaknful`, `thanfkul`, `thankfful`, `thankflu`, `thankfull`, `thankkful`, `thankufl`, `thannkful`, `thhankful`, `thnakful`, `tthankful`

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