# Thales

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈθeɪliːz/ · frequency rank #43,413

## Definitions
1. A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus in Asia Minor.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Θαλῆς (Thalês).

## Easily confused with
- **thats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-thats)
- **thane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-thane)
- **Thule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-thule)
- **that's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-that-s)
- **thanks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-thanks)
- **titles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-titles)
- **trades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-trades)
- **theres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-theres)
- **traces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-traces)
- **Thames** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-thames)
- **theses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-theses)
- **threes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-threes)
- **Thebes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-thebes)
- **throes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-throes)
- **thawed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-thawed)
- **Thanet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thales-vs-thanet)
- **tale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tale-vs-thales)
- **takes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/takes-vs-thales)
- **taxes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taxes-vs-thales)
- **talks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talks-vs-thales)

## Common misspellings (9)
`htales`, `tahles`, `thaels`, `thaless`, `thalles`, `thalse`, `thhales`, `thlaes`, `tthales`

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