Which to use
“thee” is a pronoun and “THT” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,748
- “thee” frequency rank
- #42,949
- “THT” frequency rank
- 49697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thee | THT |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Objective and reflexive case of thou. | Initialism of through-hole technology. |
Letter map: thee vs THT
Shared letters muted; letters that set thee and THT apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. thee runs 4 letters (CCVV) against THT's 3 (CCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - thee and THT
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thee is apronoun and THTanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thee is recorded at frequency rank #6,748, classified as apron, pronounced /ðiː/. THT is at rank #42,949, tagged as anoun.
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 49697, this pair ranks #181,188 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thee vs THT
Shared letters: ht. Private to "thee": e. Private to "THT": -.
"thee" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "THT" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- thee ← htee · tehe · thhee · tthee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thee" and "THT" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "thee" or "THT"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "thee" and "THT".
- Full dictionary entry for "thee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "THT" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,188 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thee" and "THT" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "THT 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 #181,188 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.