Which to use
“them” is a pronoun and “tse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #71
- “them” frequency rank
- #32,219
- “tse” frequency rank
- 32290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | them | tse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Those ones. | The letter Ц, ц. |
Letter map: them vs tse
Shared letters muted; letters that set them and tse apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: them is apronoun and tseanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
them is recorded at frequency rank #71, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈðɛm/. tse is at rank #32,219, 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 32290, this pair ranks #339,051 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of them vs tse
Shared letters: et. Private to "them": hm. Private to "tse": s.
"them" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "tse" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- them ← htem · tehm · themm · thhem · thme · tthem