# thee vs this

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thee
*pronoun · IPA /ðiː/ · frequency rank #6,748*
Objective and reflexive case of thou.

### this
*determiner · IPA /ðɪs/ · frequency rank #15*
The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thee-vs-this