# them vs thus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### them
*pronoun · IPA /ˈðɛm/ · frequency rank #71*
Those ones.

### thus
*adverb · IPA /ˈðʌs/ · frequency rank #1,323*
In this way or manner.

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