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thinker

think·er/ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/noun

thinker is spelled T-H-I-N-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (think·er). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thinker means “One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thinker is thinkers.

How many letters and syllables are in thinker?

Letters7: T-H-I-N-K-E-R
Syllables2: think·er
In writing2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search
Rhymes with
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 thinker?

Thinker appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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).

How do you pronounce thinker?

  • UK /ˈθɪŋ.kə/
  • UK [ˈθɪŋ.kə]
  • US /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/

Thinker has 2 syllables, split think·er in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thinker.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-thinker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with thinker?

9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as thinker from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋkəɹ/):

Spelled with the same letters in another order: rethink.

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 thinker

  • thinkers plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does thinker mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.

  2. 2

    An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian.

  3. 3

    slangThe brain; the mind.

  4. 4

    slangA poser; a conundrum that requires some thinking.

    HANK: The NRA is a Washington D.C. based organization. Are you telling me you support Washington D.C.? DALE: That's a thinker.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Thinker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchpenseur, penseuse (one who spends time thinking), intellectuel, intellectuelle (intellectual)
GermanDenker, Denkerin (one who spends time thinking)
Portuguesepensador, pensadora (one who spends time thinking), intelectual (intellectual)
Spanishpensador, pensadora (one who spends time thinking)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does thinker come from?

From Middle English thinkere, equivalent to think + -er. Compare West Frisian tinker (“thinker”), Dutch denker (“thinker”), German Denker (“thinker”), Danish tænker (“thinker”), Swedish tänkare (“thinker”).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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