Which to use
“those” is a determiner and “thot” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #133
- “those” frequency rank
- #40,926
- “thot” frequency rank
- 41059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | those | thot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of that | Alternative form of though. |
Letter map: those vs thot
Shared letters muted; letters that set those and thot apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: those vs thot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: those is adeterminer and thotanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
those is recorded at frequency rank #133, classified as adet, pronounced /ðəʊz/. thot is at rank #40,926, tagged as anadv.
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 41059, this pair ranks #261,880 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of those vs thot
Shared letters: hot. Private to "those": es. Private to "thot": -.
"those" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "thot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "those" and "thot" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "those" vs "thot" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "those" vs "thot" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "those" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,880 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "those" and "thot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thot vs tuft". 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 #261,880 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.