# Thi vs tom

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Thi
*name · frequency rank #23,700*
A surname from Vietnamese.

### tom
*noun · IPA /tɒm/ · frequency rank #1,582*
The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thi-vs-tom