# thine vs this

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### this
*determiner · IPA /ðɪs/ · frequency rank #15*
The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

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