them

[ðɛm]

/[ðɛm]/ pron

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The verdict

“them” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,759
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personalpronomen 3. Person Plural Objektform: ihnen, sie

Corpus desk

Index DE-them · them · German

them · rank #15,759 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,759
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tc

Nearest frequency peer: Tc (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „them“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „them“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

them vs Tm
25% similar
them vs tom
50% similar
them vs tue
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for them
PropertyValue
Headwordthem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ðɛm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,759
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „them“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).themliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tc“ (#15,758), „Theologen“ (#15,760), „sus“ (#15,757). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „them“ bei #15,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around them (IPA [ðɛm]), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #15,759 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Personalpronomen 3. Person Plural Objektform: ihnen, sie".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for them, with forms such as "htem", "tehm", and "themm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tm", "tom", "tue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is them, spelled T-H-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personalpronomen 3. Person Plural Objektform: ihnen, sie

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how them appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She wrote them a letter.

Antonyms

usyou

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htem
  • tehm
  • themm
  • thhem
  • thme
  • tthem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of them - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

htem2tehm2themm1thhem1thme2tthem1
Edit distance from "them"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "them"?
"them" is spelled T-H-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ðɛm].
What does "them" mean?
As a pronoun, "them" means: Personalpronomen 3. Person Plural Objektform: ihnen, sie
What words are commonly confused with "them"?
"them" is commonly confused with "Tm", "tom", "tue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "them"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "them" is [ðɛm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "them" come from?
"them" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "them", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tube#15,766site#15,748Sami#15,739Zins#15,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

stage6 variantssinnen6 variantspeace6 variantsarche6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list