# thon vs torn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thon
*pronoun · IPA /ðʌn/ · frequency rank #34,717*
they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

### torn
*verb · IPA /tɔːn/ · frequency rank #6,306*
past participle of tear

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