Which to use
“them” is a pronoun and “thot” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #71
- “them” frequency rank
- #40,926
- “thot” frequency rank
- 40997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | them | thot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Those ones. | Alternative form of though. |
Letter map: them vs thot
Shared letters muted; letters that set them and thot apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - them and thot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: them is apronoun and thotanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
them is recorded at frequency rank #71, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈðɛm/. 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 40997, this pair ranks #262,480 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of them vs thot
Shared letters: ht. Private to "them": em. Private to "thot": o.
"them" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "thot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "them" and "thot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "them" or "thot"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "them" and "thot".
- Full dictionary entry for "them" 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 #262,480 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "them" 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 #262,480 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.