# themself vs thyself

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### themself
*pronoun · IPA /ðɛmˈsɛlf/ · frequency rank #47,379*
The reflexive form of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

### thyself
*pronoun · IPA /ðaɪˈsɛlf/ · frequency rank #35,113*
yourself (as the object of a verb or preposition or as an intensifier); reflexive case of thou

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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