Thomas
/ˈtɒm.əs/
"thomas" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Thomas” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #1,544 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,544
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An infidel or doubter.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Thomas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɒm.əs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,544 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Thomas” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Thomas is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɒm.əs/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,544 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "An infidel or doubter.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Thomas, with forms such as "htomas", "thhomas", and "thmoas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "toma", "Tombs", "Tomes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās m (as in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא or תאמא (“twin”), the nickname of one of the Twelve Apostles. In the gospel of John (11:16,… The correct English form is Thomas, spelled T-H-O-M-A-S.
Definition
- 1An infidel or doubter.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās m (as in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא or תאמא (“twin”), the nickname of one of the Twelve Apostles. In the gospel of John (11:16, 20:24), the Aramaic nickname is also translated into Greek, as δίδυμος m (dídumos). Used as a given name since the Middle Ages, e.g. Thomas the Presbyter (7th century), Thomas the Slav (8th century), Thomas of Bayeux (died 1100). (infidel or doubter): In reference to the doubting Apostle.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: htomas,thhomas,thmoas,thoams,thomass,thommas,thomsa,tohmas,tthomas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Thomas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Thomas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-H-O-M-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtɒm.əs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “toma” - see the side-by-side comparison. Thomas vs toma
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.