# hither vs hitherto

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hither
*adverb · IPA /ˈhɪðə/ · frequency rank #37,489*
To this place, to here.

### hitherto
*adverb · IPA /ˌhɪðəˈtuː/ · frequency rank #23,861*
Up to this or that time.

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