# those vs trope

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### trope
*noun · IPA /tɹəʊp/ · frequency rank #25,625*
Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.

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