# thing vs this

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### thing
*noun · IPA [θɪŋ] · frequency rank #18,088*
ein materielles Objekt, ohne Bewusstsein

### this
*pronoun · IPA [ðɪs] · frequency rank #2,559*
in der Nähe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/thing-vs-this