# they vs Thier

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### they
*pronoun · IPA /ˈðeɪ̯/ · frequency rank #35*
A group of entities previously mentioned.

### Thier
*name · frequency rank #29,494*
A surname from German.

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