there

[ðɛə]

/[ðɛə]/ adv

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The verdict

“there” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,990
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - da, dort

Corpus desk

Index DE-there · there · German

there · rank #9,990 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,990
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tafeln

Nearest frequency peer: Tafeln (-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 „there“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „there“ 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).

there vs Tier
40% similar
there vs tore
60% similar
there vs they
60% similar

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

Key facts for there
PropertyValue
Headwordthere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ðɛə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,990
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „there“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tafeln“ (#9,989), „Touren“ (#9,991), „sterbe“ (#9,988). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „there“ bei #9,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around there (IPA [ðɛə]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #9,990 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for there, with forms such as "htere", "tehre", and "theer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tier", "tore", "they", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is there, spelled T-H-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    da, dort
  2. 2
    dahin, dorthin

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. My mom drove the children there.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htere
  • tehre
  • theer
  • therre
  • thhere
  • tthere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of there - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

htere2tehre2theer2therre1thhere1tthere1
Edit distance from "there"

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 "there"?
"there" is spelled T-H-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ðɛə].
What does "there" mean?
As an adverb, "there" means: da, dort
What words are commonly confused with "there"?
"there" is commonly confused with "Tier", "tore", "they". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "there"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "there" is [ðɛə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "there" come from?
"there" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Viren#10,006räumt#9,971wacht#10,011Zonen#10,014

Similar misspelling depth

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

Vogt6 variantsPilz6 variantsHebel6 variantsEtappe6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list