# thinker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈθɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #17,506

## Definitions
1. One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.
2. An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian.
3. The brain; the mind.
4. A poser; a conundrum that requires some thinking.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **thinks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinker-vs-thinks)
- **tinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinker-vs-tinder)
- **tinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinker-vs-tinker)
- **ticker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinker-vs-ticker)
- **thunder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinker-vs-thunder)
- **thinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinker-vs-thinner)
- **trinket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinker-vs-trinket)
- **think** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/think-vs-thinker)
- **thine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thine-vs-thinker)
- **Thier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thier-vs-thinker)
- **tanker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanker-vs-thinker)
- **thicke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thicke-vs-thinker)
- **thanked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thanked-vs-thinker)
- **thicken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thicken-vs-thinker)
- **thicket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thicket-vs-thinker)

## Common misspellings (11)
`htinker`, `thhinker`, `thikner`, `thinekr`, `thinkerr`, `thinkker`, `thinkre`, `thinnker`, `thniker`, `tihnker`, `tthinker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thinker