# thine vs thing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thine
*determiner · IPA /ðaɪn/ · frequency rank #19,485*
Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

### thing
*noun · IPA /ˈθɪŋ/ · frequency rank #184*
That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

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