thanks a million
"thanks-a-million" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thanks a million” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - thank you, intensified.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thanks-a-million · thanks a million · English
thanks a million · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thanks a million |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thanks a million” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thanks a million is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "thank you, intensified.".
No misspelling variants are generated for thanks a million in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Shortening of "thank you a million times" The correct English form is thanks a million, spelled T-H-A-N-K-S- -A- -M-I-L-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1thank you, intensified.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how thanks a million appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Smith taking leave gently on the grey porch. With a thanks a million. One is enough stranger. And stepping down three steps to the hard path underneath the three great trees at the fork of this road. Turning to look back. The shadow standing in the light of the hall, gun at port arms.
Etymology
Shortening of "thank you a million times"
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.