Thanksgiving

Name: Thanksgiving, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/

//θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Thanksgiving” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,747
frequency rank, English: 27,828
“T” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.

Key facts for Thanksgiving
Property	Value
Headword	Thanksgiving
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#6,747
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Thanksgiving” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Thanksgiving lands here:

#6,747

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Thanksgiving (IPA /θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,747 among 27,828 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Thanksgiving, with forms such as "htanksgiving", "tahnksgiving", and "thaknsgiving". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: A proprialization from the common noun thanksgiving; by surface analysis, thanks + giving. The correct English form is Thanksgiving, spelled T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G.

Definition

1
Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
2
The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.
3
An analogous celebration in other cultures, especially a harvest festival.

Etymology

A proprialization from the common noun thanksgiving; by surface analysis, thanks + giving.

This word in other languages

Día de Acción de Gracias(Español)Action de grâce(Français)Thanksgiving(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: htanksgiving,tahnksgiving,thaknsgiving,thankgsiving,thankksgiving,thanksggiving,thanksgiivng,thanksgivign,thanksgivingg,thanksgivinng,thanksgivnig,thanksgivving,thanksgviing,thanksigving,thankssgiving,thannksgiving,thanskgiving,thhanksgiving,thnaksgiving,tthanksgiving

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Thanksgiving - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Thanksgiving"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Thanksgiving"?

"Thanksgiving" is spelled T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/.

What does "Thanksgiving" mean?

As a proper noun, "Thanksgiving" means: Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.

What are common misspellings of "Thanksgiving"?

Common misspellings include "htanksgiving", "tahnksgiving", "thaknsgiving", "thankgsiving", "thankksgiving". The correct spelling is "Thanksgiving".

How do you pronounce "Thanksgiving"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thanksgiving" is /θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Thanksgiving"?

A proprialization from the common noun thanksgiving; by surface analysis, thanks + giving. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Thanksgiving”

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

The one correct English spelling is T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.