Method for producing a thread in a workpiece with the following method steps: a) producing a number n ≥ 1 of grooves (22, 24) in a wall of the workpiece running around a thread axis or producing a wall of the workpiece having a number n ≥ 1 of grooves and running around a thread axis of the workpiece; b) introducing in each case a thread-producing region (32, 34) of a thread-producing tool into each of the grooves (22, 24) in the wall of the workpiece in the direction along the associated groove, wherein the thread-producing region projects in the radial direction to the thread axis into the associated groove while maintaining a radial distance (Δr) to the groove base (22B, 24B); c) producing a thread in each wall sub-region (23, 25) of the wall of the workpiece adjoining the groove(s) by rotating the thread-producing tool about the thread axis at a specified angle of rotation and simultaneously axially feeding the thread-producing tool coaxially to the thread axis at an axial feed speed adapted to the rotational speed of the rotational movement, wherein during the rotation and the simultaneous axial feed each thread-producing region projects into the associated wall sub-region and produces an associated part of a thread and following rotation projects into the same groove again or into another groove in the wall; d) moving each thread-producing region (32, 34) of the thread-producing tool out of the associated groove (24, 22) in the direction along the groove; e) wherein the n grooves are produced at the same angular distance of 360°/n to each other; and f) characterised in that the angle of rotation is 720°/n or 1,080°/n. a) producing a number n ≥ 1 of grooves (22, 24) in a wall of the workpiece running around a thread axis or producing a wall of the workpiece having a number n ≥ 1 of grooves and running around a thread axis of the workpiece; b) introducing in each case a thread-producing region (32, 34) of a thread-producing tool into each of the grooves (22, 24) in the wall of the workpiece in the direction along the associated groove, wherein the thread-producing region projects in the radial direction to the thread axis into the associated groove while maintaining a radial distance (Δr) to the groove base (22B, 24B); c) producing a thread in each wall sub-region (23, 25) of the wall of the workpiece adjoining the groove(s) by rotating the thread-producing tool about the thread axis at a specified angle of rotation and simultaneously axially feeding the thread-producing tool coaxially to the thread axis at an axial feed speed adapted to the rotational speed of the rotational movement, wherein during the rotation and the simultaneous axial feed each thread-producing region projects into the associated wall sub-region and produces an associated part of a thread and following rotation projects into the same groove again or into another groove in the wall; d) moving each thread-producing region (32, 34) of the thread-producing tool out of the associated groove (24, 22) in the direction along the groove; e) wherein the n grooves are produced at the same angular distance of 360°/n to each other; and f) characterised in that the angle of rotation is 720°/n or 1,080°/n.