Which to use
“them” is a pronoun and “Themse” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,759
- “them” frequency rank
- #37,814
- “Themse” frequency rank
- 53573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | them | Themse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personalpronomen 3. Person Plural Objektform: ihnen, sie | englischer Fluss, der durch London fließt |
Where the eye mixes them and Themse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: them vs Themse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: them is [ðɛm] while Themse is [ˈtɛmzə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “them” sits inside “Themse”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
them is recorded at frequency rank #15,759, classified as apron, pronounced [ðɛm]. Themse is at rank #37,814, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈtɛmzə].
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 53573, this pair ranks #1,052,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of them vs Themse
Shared letters: ehmt. Private to "them": -. Private to "Themse": s.
"them" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Themse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "them" and "Themse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "them" vs "Themse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "them" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Themse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,052,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "them" and "Themse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Themse vs those". 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 #1,052,703 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.