Which to use
“thats” is a noun and “thot” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,922
- “thats” frequency rank
- #40,926
- “thot” frequency rank
- 43848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thats | thot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of that | Alternative form of though. |
Letter map: thats vs thot
Shared letters muted; letters that set thats and thot apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. thats runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against thot's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for thats / thot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thats is anoun and thotanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thats is recorded at frequency rank #2,922, classified as anoun. thot is at rank #40,926, tagged as anadv.
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 43848, this pair ranks #236,131 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thats vs thot
Shared letters: ht. Private to "thats": as. Private to "thot": o.
"thats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "thot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "thats" and "thot" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "thats" or "thot" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "thats" vs "thot" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "thats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,131 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thats" and "thot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thot 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
Confusion rank #236,131 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.