thanks
[ˈfæŋks]interjection, noun, verb
thanks is spelled T-H-A-N-K-S: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 269 times per million words in written English, the 356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, thanks means “Used to express appreciation or gratitude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thanks?
| Letters | 6: T-H-A-N-K-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 269 times per million words; the 356th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is thanks?
Thanks appears 269 times per million words in written English, the 356th 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 thanks?
- /ˈθæŋks/
- [ˈθæŋks]
- UK [ˈfæŋks]
Thanks has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-thanks.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with thanks
Also written: no thanks, tanks, thanx.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does thanks mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
Could you give me a hand, please? – Yes, sure. – Thanks. –Have you got enough now? –Yes, thanks.
noun
- 1
An expression of appreciation or gratitude.
After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is the thanks I get?
- 2
Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness.
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of thank
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate thanks?
Wiktionary records 8 abbreviations of thanks: kthx, thnx, thx, tks, tnks, tnx, tx, txs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thanks in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense used to express appreciation or gratitude:
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 thanks come from?
From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).