Which to use
“thar” is an adverb and “that” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,944
- “thar” frequency rank
- #10
- “that” frequency rank
- 42954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thar | that |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nonstandard form of there. | Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc. |
Letter map: thar vs that
Shared letters muted; letters that set thar and that apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for thar / that
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thar is anadverb and thataconjunction. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “thar” becomes t in “that”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thar is recorded at frequency rank #42,944, classified as anadv. that is at rank #10, tagged as aconj, pronounced /ðət/.
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 42954, this pair ranks #244,582 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thar vs that
Shared letters: aht. Private to "thar": r. Private to "that": -.
"thar" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "that" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "thar" and "that" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "thar" vs "that" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "thar" and "that".
- Full dictionary entry for "thar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "that" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,582 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thar" and "that" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thar vs Trav". 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 #244,582 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.