thig
verb
thig is spelled T-H-I-G: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, thig means “To solicit or receive, usually by begging; ask as alms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thig?
| Letters | 4: T-H-I-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is thig?
Thig appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with thig?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as thig.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ight.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of thig
- thigs present, singular, he/she/it
- thigging participle, present
- thigged participle, past
- theg
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thig mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
ScotlandTo solicit or receive, usually by begging; ask as alms.
- 2
ScotlandTo beg, borrow; cadge.
- 3
ScotlandobsoleteTo profit by or live on the gifts of others.
- 4
ScotlandobsoleteTo take alms.
- 5
ScotlandobsoleteTo beseech; supplicate; implore.
- 6
ScotlandTo crave; seek (a favour).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thig come from?
From Middle English thiggen, from Old English þiċġan (“to take, receive, accept; ingest; eat or drink, consume, partake of”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiggjan, from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną (“to accept, receive, beg”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to receive”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).