Which to use
“them” is a pronoun and “Thun” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #71
- “them” frequency rank
- #47,962
- “Thun” frequency rank
- 48033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | them | Thun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Those ones. | A city and municipality of Bern canton, Switzerland. |
Letter map: them vs Thun
Shared letters muted; letters that set them and Thun apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. them and Thun follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: them vs Thun
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: them is apronoun and Thunaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
them is recorded at frequency rank #71, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈðɛm/. Thun is at rank #47,962, tagged as aname.
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 48033, this pair ranks #196,977 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of them vs Thun
Shared letters: ht. Private to "them": em. Private to "Thun": nu.
"them" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Thun" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "them" and "Thun" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "them" or "Thun" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "them" and "Thun".
- Full dictionary entry for "them" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Thun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,977 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "them" and "Thun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Thun vs thunk". 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 #196,977 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.