# threw vs throes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### threw
*verb · IPA /θɹuː/ · frequency rank #3,266*
simple past of throw

### throes
*noun · IPA /θɹəʊz/ · frequency rank #37,734*
plural of throe

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