thither
/ˈðɪðə/
"thither" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thither” is uncommon English (frequency #52,046 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,046
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To that place.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thither · thither · English
thither · rank #52,046 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,046
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,828
- PHOTO-FINISH TID
Nearest frequency peer: TID (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “thither”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ternary
ternary
47,958 corpus weight
- therewith
therewith
47,957 corpus weight
- thither
thither
47,955 corpus weight
- TID
TID
47,954 corpus weight
- tinfoil
tinfoil
47,953 corpus weight
- tish
tish
47,952 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “thither” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thither |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈðɪðə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,046 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “thither” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
thither is uncommon English at frequency #52,046 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈðɪðə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for thither in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English thider, from Old English þider, an alteration (probably by analogy with hider (“hither”)) of earlier þæder (“to there”), from Proto-Germanic *þadrê. The correct English form is thither, spelled T-H-I-T-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1To that place.
- 2To that point, end, or result.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how thither appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither […]
[…] Eleutherius, who thinking himself concern'd, because he brought me thither […]
Etymology
From Middle English thider, from Old English þider, an alteration (probably by analogy with hider (“hither”)) of earlier þæder (“to there”), from Proto-Germanic *þadrê.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.