Which to use
“things” and “tints” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #179
- “things” frequency rank
- #47,385
- “tints” frequency rank
- 47564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | things | tints |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of thing | plural of tint |
Where the eye mixes things and tints
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: things vs tints
A purely visual mix-up. things (/ˈθɪŋz/) and tints (/tɪnts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
things is recorded at frequency rank #179, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈθɪŋz/. tints is at rank #47,385, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɪnts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47564, this pair ranks #201,286 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of things vs tints
Shared letters: inst. Private to "things": gh. Private to "tints": -.
"things" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "tints" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "things" for "tints" ever safe?
Frequency check: "things" vs "tints" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "things" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tints" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,286 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "things" and "tints" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tanto vs tints". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #201,286 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.