Thanksgiving

/θæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ/

//θæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ// name

The verdict

“Thanksgiving” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,319 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,319
frequency rank, Spanish
34,400
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Día de Acción de Gracias; festividad nacional de Canadá y EEUU en la que se agradece a Dios por los favores recibidos, las buenas cosechas, etc. Se celebra anualmente en Canadá el segundo lunes de ...

Key facts for Thanksgiving
PropertyValue
HeadwordThanksgiving
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/θæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#87,319
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Thanksgiving” sits in Spanish frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Thanksgiving is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,319 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /θæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Día de Acción de Gracias; festividad nacional de Canadá y EEUU en la que se agradece a Dios por los favores recibidos, las buenas cosechas, etc. Se celebra anualmente en Canadá el segundo lunes de ...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Thanksgiving, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Thanksgiving, spelled T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Día de Acción de Gracias; festividad nacional de Canadá y EEUU en la que se agradece a Dios por los favores recibidos, las buenas cosechas, etc. Se celebra anualmente en Canadá el segundo lunes de octubre y en EEUU el cuarto jueves de noviembre.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Thanksgiving"?
"Thanksgiving" is spelled T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /θæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ/.
What does "Thanksgiving" mean?
As a proper noun, "Thanksgiving" means: Día de Acción de Gracias; festividad nacional de Canadá y EEUU en la que se agradece a Dios por los favores recibidos, las buenas cosechas, etc. Se celebra anualmente en Canadá el segundo lunes de ...
How do you pronounce "Thanksgiving"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thanksgiving" is /θæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Thanksgiving" come from?
"Thanksgiving" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Thanksgiving”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /θæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list