thanx
"thanx" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thanx” is uncommon English (frequency #59,073 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,073
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of thanks.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thanx · thanx · English
thanx · rank #59,073 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,073
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH thei
Nearest frequency peer: thei (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “thanx”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- TCC
TCC
40,933 corpus weight
- teensy
teensy
40,931 corpus weight
- thanx
thanx
40,928 corpus weight
- thei
thei
40,927 corpus weight
- Thomason
Thomason
40,926 corpus weight
- tibial
tibial
40,924 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “thanx” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thanx |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #59,073 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thanx” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thanx is uncommon English at frequency #59,073 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of thanks.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for thanx, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: X is pronounced /ks/ in English. thanks + -x. The correct English form is thanx, spelled T-H-A-N-X.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of thanks.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how thanx appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
What can I say? THANX It was wild!
Etymology
X is pronounced /ks/ in English. thanks + -x.
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.
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