Which to use
“then” is an adverb and “thx” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,149
- “then” frequency rank
- #32,809
- “thx” frequency rank
- 49958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | then | thx |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bezug zu einem im Text vorher genannten Zeitpunkt | danke |
Letter map: then vs thx
Shared letters muted; letters that set then and thx apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - then and thx
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: then is anadverb and thxanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
then is recorded at frequency rank #17,149, classified as anadv, pronounced [ðɛn]. thx is at rank #32,809, tagged as anabbrev.
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 49958, this pair ranks #1,192,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of then vs thx
Shared letters: ht. Private to "then": en. Private to "thx": x.
"then" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "thx" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- then ← hten · tehn · thenn · thhen · thne · tthen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "then" for "thx" ever safe?
Frequency check: "then" vs "thx" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "then" and "thx".
- Full dictionary entry for "then" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thx" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,192,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "then" and "thx" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thx vs thy". 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 #1,192,000 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.