Which to use
“Thames” is a name and “threes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,780
- “Thames” frequency rank
- #28,401
- “threes” frequency rank
- 39181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Thames | threes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A river in southern England, flowing 336 km (209 mi.) from Gloucestershire, through Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Greater London, and between Essex and Kent to the Thames Estuary and North Sea. | The age of three; three years old. |
Letter map: Thames vs threes
Shared letters muted; letters that set Thames and threes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: Thames vs threes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Thames is aname and threesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Thames is recorded at frequency rank #10,780, classified as aname, pronounced /tɛmz/. threes is at rank #28,401, tagged as anoun.
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 39181, this pair ranks #279,094 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Thames vs threes
Shared letters: ehst. Private to "Thames": am. Private to "threes": r.
"Thames" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "threes" · 6 letters · shape CCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Thames" and "threes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Thames" vs "threes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Thames" and "threes".
- Full dictionary entry for "Thames" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "threes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,094 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Thames" and "threes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Thales vs threes". 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 #279,094 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.