Which to use
“thank” and “think” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,987
- “thank” frequency rank
- #13,280
- “think” frequency rank
- 41267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thank | think |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remercier. | Penser, croire. |
Where the eye mixes thank and think
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between thank and think
A purely visual mix-up. thank (\ˈθæŋk\) and think (\θɪŋk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “thank” becomes i in “think”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thank is recorded at frequency rank #27,987, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈθæŋk\. think is at rank #13,280, tagged as averb, pronounced \θɪŋk\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41267, this pair ranks #234,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thank vs think
Shared letters: hknt. Private to "thank": a. Private to "think": i.
"thank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "think" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "thank" for "think" ever safe?
Frequency check: "thank" vs "think" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "thank" and "think" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "thank" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "think" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thank" and "think" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tak vs thank". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #234,354 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.