thanks vs acknowledgement

thanks and acknowledgement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thanks	Yes	No	No	No
acknowledgement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acknowledgement is a hypernym of thanks; that is, acknowledgement is a word with a broader meaning than thanks:

Other hypernyms of thanks include acknowledgment.

thanks (noun)	acknowledgement (noun)
with the help of or owing to	a statement acknowledging something or someone
an acknowledgment of appreciation	the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged