Which to use
“thy” is a pronoun and “toys” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,049
- “thy” frequency rank
- #33,858
- “toys” frequency rank
- 80907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thy | toys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dein | Plural des Substantivs toy |
Letter map: thy vs toys
Shared letters muted; letters that set thy and toys apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. thy runs 3 letters (CCV) against toys's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: thy vs toys
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thy is apronoun and toysanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thy is recorded at frequency rank #47,049, classified as apron, pronounced [ðaɪ]. toys is at rank #33,858, tagged as anoun, 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 80907, this pair ranks #186,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of thy vs toys
Shared letters: ty. Private to "thy": h. Private to "toys": os.
"thy" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "toys" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- toys ← otys · tosy · toyss · toyys · ttoys · tyos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "thy" for "toys" ever safe?
Which is more common, "thy" or "toys"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "thy" and "toys".
- Full dictionary entry for "thy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thy" and "toys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thy vs TSE". 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 #186,141 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.