# those vs thus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### those
*determiner · IPA /ðəʊz/ · frequency rank #133*
plural of that

### thus
*adverb · IPA /ˈðʌs/ · frequency rank #1,323*
In this way or manner.

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