# they vs Troy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Troy
*name · IPA /tɹɔɪ/ · frequency rank #7,757*
An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

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