# throes vs Torres

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Torres
*name · frequency rank #11,810*
A topographic surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Towers of Spanish and Portuguese origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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