# thou vs tom

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thou
*pronoun · IPA /ðaʊ/ · frequency rank #5,558*
Nominative singular of ye (“you”).

### tom
*noun · IPA /tɒm/ · frequency rank #1,582*
The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.

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