# themselves

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/ · frequency rank #723

## Definitions
1. The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).
2. The reflexive case of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

## Etymology
Morphologically them + -selves.

## Common misspellings (16)
`htemselves`, `tehmselves`, `themeslves`, `themmselves`, `themselevs`, `themsellves`, `themselvess`, `themselvse`, `themselvves`, `themsevles`, `themsleves`, `themsselves`, `thesmelves`, `thhemselves`, `thmeselves`, `tthemselves`

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