# Thom

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,527

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name of less common usage, variant of Tom.

## Etymology
From Thomas.

## Easily confused with
- **to** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-to)
- **TM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-tm)
- **two** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-two)
- **too** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-too)
- **top** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-top)
- **tom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-tom)
- **Tim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-tim)
- **toy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-toy)
- **ton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-ton)
- **thy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-thy)
- **toe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-toe)
- **tow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-tow)
- **tor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-tor)
- **TOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-tos)
- **tod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-tod)
- **tot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-tot)
- **Thu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-thu)
- **tum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-tum)
- **TOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-toi)
- **Tok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-tok)

## Common misspellings (6)
`htom`, `thhom`, `thmo`, `thomm`, `tohm`, `tthom`

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