# thereby vs thereto

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thereby
*adverb · IPA /ðɛɹˈbaɪ/ · frequency rank #6,844*
By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.

### thereto
*adverb · IPA /ˌðɛəˈtuː/ · frequency rank #31,795*
To that.

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