Which to use
“thats” is a noun and “trans” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,922
- “thats” frequency rank
- #3,590
- “trans” frequency rank
- 6512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thats | trans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of that | In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond. |
Letter map: thats vs trans
Shared letters muted; letters that set thats and trans apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for thats / trans
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thats is anoun and transanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thats is recorded at frequency rank #2,922, classified as anoun. trans is at rank #3,590, tagged as anadj, pronounced /tɹænz/.
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 6512, this pair ranks #511,119 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of thats vs trans
Shared letters: ast. Private to "thats": h. Private to "trans": nr.
"thats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "trans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "thats" and "trans" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "thats" or "trans"?
What to do next
You've compared "thats" and "trans". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "thats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #511,119 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thats" and "trans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trans vs twang". 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 #511,119 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.