thanks to

prep

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"thanks-to" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“thanks to” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Because of; normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically.

Key facts for thanks to
PropertyValue
Headwordthanks to
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPreposition
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “thanks to” sits in English frequency

thanks to falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

thanks to is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Because of; normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically.".

Zero misspellings are on record for thanks to in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is thanks to, spelled T-H-A-N-K-S- -T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Because of; normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically.

This word in other languages

gracias a(Español)grâce à(Français)dank(Deutsch)graças a(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "thanks to"?
"thanks to" is spelled T-H-A-N-K-S- -T-O.
What does "thanks to" mean?
As a preposition, "thanks to" means: Because of; normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically.
What language does "thanks to" come from?
"thanks to" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “thanks to”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is T-H-A-N-K-S- -T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list