# they're vs they've

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### they're
*contraction · IPA /ðɛə/ · frequency rank #321*
Contraction of they + are.

### they've
*contraction · IPA /ðeɪv/ · frequency rank #1,803*
they have

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