Which to use
“them” is a pronoun and “tie” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,759
- “them” frequency rank
- #29,817
- “tie” frequency rank
- 45576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | them | tie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personalpronomen 3. Person Plural Objektform: ihnen, sie | nichts sagen; schweigen |
Letter map: them vs tie
Shared letters muted; letters that set them and tie apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for them / tie
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: them is apronoun and tieaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45576, 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]. tie is at rank #29,817, tagged as averb, 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 45576, this pair ranks #1,348,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of them vs tie
Shared letters: et. Private to "them": hm. Private to "tie": i.
"them" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "tie" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- them ← htem · tehm · themm · thhem · thme · tthem
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "them" and "tie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "them" vs "tie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "them" and "tie".
- Full dictionary entry for "them" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,348,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "them" and "tie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tie". 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 #1,348,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.