# thanking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #14,649

## Definitions
1. The act by which thanks are given; thanks.

## Easily confused with
- **thawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thanking-vs-thawing)
- **thinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thanking-vs-thinking)
- **tracking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thanking-vs-tracking)
- **thinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thanking-vs-thinning)
- **taking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taking-vs-thanking)
- **talking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talking-vs-thanking)
- **tanning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanning-vs-thanking)
- **tasking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tasking-vs-thanking)
- **tanking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanking-vs-thanking)

## Common misspellings (13)
`htanking`, `tahnking`, `thakning`, `thanikng`, `thankign`, `thankingg`, `thankinng`, `thankking`, `thanknig`, `thannking`, `thhanking`, `thnaking`, `tthanking`

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