Which to use
“family” is a noun and “though” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,759
- “family” frequency rank
- #48,539
- “though” frequency rank
- 56298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | family | though |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Familie | dennoch, trotzdem |
Letter map: family vs though
Shared letters muted; letters that set family and though apart highlighted. No shared letter run. family (CVCVCV) and though (CCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - family and though
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: family is anoun and thoughanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
family is recorded at frequency rank #7,759, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. though is at rank #48,539, tagged as anadv, pronounced […].
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 56298, this pair ranks #945,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of family vs though
Shared letters: none. Private to "family": afilmy. Private to "though": ghotu.
"family" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "though" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "family" and "though" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "family" vs "though" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "family" and "though".
- Full dictionary entry for "family" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "though" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #945,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "family" and "though" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs though". 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 #945,688 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.