# thinner

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈθɪnə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #13,826

## Definitions
1. comparative form of thin: more thin

## Etymology
From thin + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **tinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinner-vs-tinder)
- **tinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinner-vs-tinker)
- **tinned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinner-vs-tinned)
- **thunder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinner-vs-thunder)
- **thinnest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinner-vs-thinnest)
- **thine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thine-vs-thinner)
- **Thier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thier-vs-thinner)
- **tanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-thinner)
- **tenner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-thinner)
- **thinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinker-vs-thinner)

## Common misspellings (9)
`htinner`, `thhinner`, `thinenr`, `thiner`, `thinnerr`, `thinnre`, `thniner`, `tihnner`, `tthinner`

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