# thereto

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˌðɛəˈtuː/ · frequency rank #31,795

## Definitions
1. To that.
2. To it.

## Etymology
From Middle English therto, from Old English þǣrtō (“thereto”), equivalent to there + to. Cognate with Scots tharto, thereto (“thereto”), Saterland Frisian deertou (“thereto”), West Frisian dêrta (“thereto”), Dutch daartoe (“thereto; for that”), German Low German daarto (“to that; for that; thereto”), German dazu (“to that; for that; thereto”).

## Easily confused with
- **there** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/there-vs-thereto)
- **theres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/theres-vs-thereto)
- **there's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/there-s-vs-thereto)
- **thereby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thereby-vs-thereto)
- **thereof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thereof-vs-thereto)
- **Theresa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/theresa-vs-thereto)
- **therein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/therein-vs-thereto)
- **there'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/there-d-vs-thereto)
- **thereon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thereon-vs-thereto)
- **therefor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/therefor-vs-thereto)

## Common misspellings (10)
`htereto`, `tehreto`, `theerto`, `thereot`, `theretto`, `therreto`, `therteo`, `thhereto`, `threeto`, `tthereto`

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