Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thanks

[ˈfæŋks]

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English

Syllables: thanks
IPA: [ˈfæŋks]

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used to express appreciation or gratitude.

noun

An expression of appreciation or gratitude.

noun

Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness.

noun

plural of thank

Obsolete

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of thank

Example Sentences

"Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks. —Have you got enough now? —Yes, thanks."
"Would you like some potatoes? — Thanks. —How many?"
"Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!"
"After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is the thanks I get?"

Etymology

From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: thanks, þancas, *þankōs, *teng-

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [ˈfæŋks]

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

t'anks (alternative, nonstandard) thanx (alternative, nonstandard) thx (alternative, nonstandard) tnx (alternative, nonstandard) 10x (alternative, nonstandard) fanks (alternative, nonstandard) thank (obsolete, singular)

Derived Forms

thankies thanksgive thanksgiver thanksgiving thanksies

Phrases

many thanks no thanks no thanks to thanks a bunch thanks a heap thanks a lot thanks a million thanks a ton

Synonyms

beauty cheers chur gracias gramercy h/t hat tip many thanks shoutout merci mercy buckets mercy bucket

Rhymes With

banks tanks ranks francs blanks franks hanks pranks flanks planks yanks shanks

Questions

How do you pronounce thanks?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈfæŋks].
What does thanks mean?: Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
Where does thanks come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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