Which to use
“that” is a conjunction and “THC” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10
- “that” frequency rank
- #19,484
- “THC” frequency rank
- 19494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | that | THC |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc. | Initialism of tetrahydrocannabinol. |
Letter map: that vs THC
Shared letters muted; letters that set that and THC apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - that and THC
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: that is aconjunction and THCanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
that is recorded at frequency rank #10, classified as aconj, pronounced /ðət/. THC is at rank #19,484, 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 19494, this pair ranks #437,767 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of that vs THC
Shared letters: ht. Private to "that": a. Private to "THC": c.
"that" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "THC" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- that ← htat · taht · thatt · thhat · thta · tthat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "that" and "THC" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "that" or "THC"?
After this comparison
Pair "that" vs "THC" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "that" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "THC" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,767 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "that" and "THC" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Taf vs THC". 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 #437,767 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.