# they're

> English word · Contraction · IPA /ðɛə/ · frequency rank #321

## Definitions
1. Contraction of they + are.

## Easily confused with
- **they've** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/they-re-vs-they-ve)
- **there** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/there-vs-they-re)
- **they'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/they-d-vs-they-re)
- **they'll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/they-ll-vs-they-re)
- **theatre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/theatre-vs-they-re)
- **there're** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/there-re-vs-they-re)
- **their** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/their-vs-they-re)

## Common misspellings (10)
`htey're`, `tehy're`, `the'yre`, `they'er`, `they'rre`, `theyr'e`, `theyy're`, `thhey're`, `thye're`, `tthey're`

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