that vs THT, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“that” is a conjunction and “THT” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10
“that” frequency rank: #42,949
“THT” frequency rank: 42959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	that	THT
Definition	Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.	Initialism of through-hole technology.

Letter map: that vs THT

Shared letters muted; letters that set that and THT apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch

that

3 ch

THT

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: that is aconjunction and THTanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

that is recorded at frequency rank #10, classified as aconj, pronounced /ðət/. THT is at rank #42,949, 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 42959, this pair ranks #244,531 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of that vs THT

Shared letters: ht. Private to "that": a. Private to "THT": -.

"that" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "THT" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Known mistypes of this pair

that ← htat · taht · thatt · thhat · thta · tthat

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "that" and "THT" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "that" is a conjunction and "THT" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "that" or "THT"?

"that" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10 in our English list, against #42,949 for "THT". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "that" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "THT" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #244,531 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"that" and "THT" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "THT vs tuft". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.