Which to use
“thorn” is a noun and “those” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,808
- “thorn” frequency rank
- #27,517
- “those” frequency rank
- 60325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thorn | those |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Dorn | Plural des Demonstrativpronomens that |
Letter map: thorn vs those
Shared letters muted; letters that set thorn and those apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for thorn / those
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thorn is anoun and thoseanunknown. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thorn is recorded at frequency rank #32,808, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. those is at rank #27,517, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ðəʊz].
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 60325, this pair ranks #791,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thorn vs those
Shared letters: hot. Private to "thorn": nr. Private to "those": es.
"thorn" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "those" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "thorn" for "those" ever safe?
Frequency check: "thorn" vs "those" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "thorn" and "those".
- Full dictionary entry for "thorn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "those" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #791,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thorn" and "those" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs thorn". 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 #791,231 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.