# Thames vs thymus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Thames
*name · IPA /tɛmz/ · frequency rank #10,780*
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.

### thymus
*noun · IPA /ˈθaɪ.məs/ · frequency rank #48,528*
Ellipsis of thymus gland (“A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes.”).

## Source
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