thickshake

noun

"thickshake" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with other flavorings as well.

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Index EN-thickshake · thickshake · English

thickshake · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for thickshake
PropertyValue
Headwordthickshake
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “thickshake” in English

thickshakesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

thickshake is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for thickshake, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From thick + shake. The correct English form is thickshake, spelled T-H-I-C-K-S-H-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with other flavorings as well.
  2. 2
    An imitation milkshake (in locales where "milkshake" refers to the drink specified above), often containing no milk.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how thickshake appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He looked up at Gestas and said, “Get me a Carvel vanilla thickshake.” “Sir?” “You heard me. A vanilla thickshake. And not one of those watered down things they pass off in the cafeteria. I want the real thing.”
  2. Again—we stopped to get something to eat. I got a thickshake and some hot chips but only managed to eat one chip and was lucky if I took a sip of the thickshake —I was beginning to feel worse and worse.

Etymology

From thick + shake.

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 "thickshake"?
"thickshake" is spelled T-H-I-C-K-S-H-A-K-E.
What does "thickshake" mean?
As a noun, "thickshake" means: A beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with other flavorings as well.
What is the origin of the word "thickshake"?
From thick + shake. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list