think

//θɪŋk// verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,976

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

think is aSpanishverb. It means: Pensar. Pronounced /θɪŋk/. Often confused with tin and this.

Key facts for think
PropertyValue
Headwordthink
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/θɪŋk/
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,976
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of think in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for think is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /θɪŋk/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,976 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for think, with forms such as "htink", "thhink", and "thikn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "tin", "this", "tina", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is think, spelled T-H-I-N-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pensar.
  2. 2
    Creer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: htink,thhink,thikn,thinkk,thinnk,thnik,tihnk,tthink

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for think

Misspelling Variants of "think"

htink5thhink6thikn5thinkk6thinnk6thnik5tihnk5tthink6
Misspelling Variants of "think"

Frequency rank: #14,976 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "think"?
"think" is spelled T-H-I-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is /θɪŋk/.
What does "think" mean?
As a verb, "think" means: Pensar.
What words are commonly confused with "think"?
"think" is commonly confused with "tin", "this", "tina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "think"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "think" is /θɪŋk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "think" come from?
"think" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.