Which to use
“thaw” is a verb and “thot” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,130
- “thaw” frequency rank
- #40,926
- “thot” frequency rank
- 64056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thaw | thot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen. | Alternative form of though. |
Letter map: thaw vs thot
Shared letters muted; letters that set thaw and thot apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for thaw / thot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thaw is averb and thotanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thaw is recorded at frequency rank #23,130, classified as averb, pronounced /θɔː/. 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 64056, this pair ranks #79,695 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of thaw vs thot
Shared letters: ht. Private to "thaw": aw. Private to "thot": o.
"thaw" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "thot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "thaw" for "thot" ever safe?
Which is more common, "thaw" or "thot"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "thaw" and "thot".
- Full dictionary entry for "thaw" 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 #79,695 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thaw" 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 #79,695 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.