thon
/ðʌn/pronoun, adjective
thon is spelled T-H-O-N: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a pronoun, thon means “they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thon?
| Letters | 4: T-H-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is thon?
Thon appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce thon?
- /ðʌn/
As an adjective (“Yon”): /ðɒn/.
Thon has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thon.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thon2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thon
- thons
- thonself
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
pronoun
- 1
nonstandardrarethey (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
- 2
nonstandardrarethem (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.
adjective
- 1
Yon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thon come from?
Proposed in 1858 by Charles Crozat Converse from that + one. Compare also dialectal English and Scots thon (“that; yon”, adjective; pronoun).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).