thousand

/ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/

//ˈθaʊz(ə)nd// num

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"thousand" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“thousand” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,320
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10³ (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)

Corpus desk

Index EN-thousand · thousand · English

thousand · rank #2,320 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,320
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH temperature

Nearest frequency peer: temperature (-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 “thousand”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “thousand” 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).

thousand vs thousands
89% similar

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

Key facts for thousand
PropertyValue
Headwordthousand
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,320
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “thousand”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).thousandlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “temperature” (#2,319), “Tony” (#2,321), “talent” (#2,318). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “thousand” is #2,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around thousand (IPA /ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #2,320 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10³ (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for thousand, with forms such as "htousand", "thhousand", and "thosuand". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "thousands", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English thousend, thusand, from Old English þūsend (“thousand”), from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī (“thousand”), (compare Scots thousand (“thousand”), Saterland Frisian duusend (“thousand”), West Frisian tûzen (“tho… The correct English form is thousand, spelled T-H-O-U-S-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10³ (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how thousand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The company earned fifty thousand dollars last month.
  2. Many thousands of people came to the conference.

Etymology

From Middle English thousend, thusand, from Old English þūsend (“thousand”), from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī (“thousand”), (compare Scots thousand (“thousand”), Saterland Frisian duusend (“thousand”), West Frisian tûzen (“thousand”), Dutch duizend (“thousand”), German tausend (“thousand”), Danish tusind (“thousand”), Swedish tusen (“thousand”), Norwegian tusen (“thousand”), Icelandic þúsund (“thousand”), Faroese túsund (“thousand”)), from Proto-Indo-European *tuHsont-, *tuHsenti- (compare Lithuanian tūkstantis (“thousand”), Polish tysiąc, Russian ты́сяча (týsjača), Finnish tuhat, Estonian tuhat).

Synonyms

nillionillionone thousandone nillionone illiona thousanda nillionan illionten hundred

This word in other languages

mil(Español)mille(Français)tausend(Deutsch)mil(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htousand
  • thhousand
  • thosuand
  • thouasnd
  • thousadn
  • thousandd
  • thousannd
  • thousnad
  • thoussand
  • thuosand
  • tohusand
  • tthousand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of thousand - 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.

htousand2thhousand1thosuand2thouasnd2thousadn2thousandd1thousannd1thousnad2
Edit distance from "thousand"

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 "thousand"?
"thousand" is spelled T-H-O-U-S-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/.
What does "thousand" mean?
As a numeral, "thousand" means: A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10³ (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)
What words are commonly confused with "thousand"?
"thousand" is commonly confused with "thousands". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "thousand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thousand" is /ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "thousand"?
From Middle English thousend, thusand, from Old English þūsend (“thousand”), from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī (“thousand”), (compare Scots thousand (“thousand”), Saterland Frisian duusend (“thousand”), West Frisian t... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

properly#2,307millions#2,304coverage#2,337friendly#2,300

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

basically12 variantscollected12 variantsexamples12 variantsextended12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list