Which to use
“thawed” is a verb and “themed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,422
- “thawed” frequency rank
- #7,860
- “themed” frequency rank
- 49282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thawed | themed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of thaw | Having a particular theme or topic. |
Letter map: thawed vs themed
Shared letters muted; letters that set thawed and themed apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: thawed vs themed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thawed is averb and themedanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thawed is recorded at frequency rank #41,422, classified as averb, pronounced /θɔːd/. themed is at rank #7,860, tagged as anadj.
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 49282, this pair ranks #185,118 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thawed vs themed
Shared letters: deht. Private to "thawed": aw. Private to "themed": m.
"thawed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "themed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thawed" and "themed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "thawed" vs "themed" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "thawed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "themed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,118 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thawed" and "themed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teared vs thawed". 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 #185,118 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.