Which to use
“their” is a determiner and “Thor” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #56
- “their” frequency rank
- #11,480
- “Thor” frequency rank
- 11536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | their | Thor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural). | A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind. |
Where the eye mixes their and Thor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. their runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against Thor's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between their and Thor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: their is /ðɛə/ while Thor is /θɔː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
their is recorded at frequency rank #56, classified as adet, pronounced /ðɛə/. Thor is at rank #11,480, tagged as aname, pronounced /θɔː/.
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 11536, this pair ranks #486,469 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of their vs Thor
Shared letters: hrt. Private to "their": ei. Private to "Thor": o.
"their" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "Thor" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "their" and "Thor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "their" vs "Thor" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "their" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Thor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #486,469 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "their" and "Thor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Thor vs toh". 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 #486,469 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.