Which to use
“thrush” and “thrusts” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,985
- “thrush” frequency rank
- #36,373
- “thrusts” frequency rank
- 72358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thrush | thrusts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin. | plural of thrust |
Where the eye mixes thrush and thrusts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses thrush with thrusts
A purely visual mix-up. thrush (/θɹʌʃ/) and thrusts (/ˈθɹʌsts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thrush is recorded at frequency rank #35,985, classified as anoun, pronounced /θɹʌʃ/. thrusts is at rank #36,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈθɹʌsts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 72358, this pair ranks #43,306 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of thrush vs thrusts
Shared letters: hrstu. Private to "thrush": -. Private to "thrusts": -.
"thrush" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "thrusts" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thrush" and "thrusts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "thrush" or "thrusts"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "thrush" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thrusts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,306 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thrush" and "thrusts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thrush vs torus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #43,306 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.