thinks

/θɪŋks/

//θɪŋks// verb

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"thinks" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“thinks” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,741. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,741
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of think

Corpus desk

Index EN-thinks · thinks · English

thinks · rank #1,741 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,741
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tells

Nearest frequency peer: tells (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “thinks”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “thinks” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

thinks vs this
67% similar
thinks vs tink
67% similar
thinks vs twins
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for thinks
PropertyValue
Headwordthinks
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/θɪŋks/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,741
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “thinks”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).thinkslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “tells” (#1,740), “van” (#1,742), “standards” (#1,739). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “thinks” is #1,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around thinks (IPA /θɪŋks/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,741 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of think".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for thinks, with forms such as "htinks", "thhinks", and "thikns". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "this", "tink", "twins", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is thinks, spelled T-H-I-N-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of think

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htinks
  • thhinks
  • thikns
  • thinkks
  • thinkss
  • thinnks
  • thinsk
  • thniks
  • tihnks
  • tthinks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of thinks - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

htinks2thhinks1thikns2thinkks1thinkss1thinnks1thinsk2thniks2
Edit distance from "thinks"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "thinks"?
"thinks" is spelled T-H-I-N-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is /θɪŋks/.
What does "thinks" mean?
As a verb, "thinks" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of think
What words are commonly confused with "thinks"?
"thinks" is commonly confused with "this", "tink", "twins". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "thinks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thinks" is /θɪŋks/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thinks" come from?
"thinks" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "thinks", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

produce10 variantshousing10 variantsjournal10 variantseastern10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list