# Thor

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /θɔː/ · frequency rank #11,480

## Definitions
1. A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
2. A male given name from the Germanic languages occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.
3. A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada.

## Etymology
Representing Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Old English Þunor, Swedish Tor.

## Easily confused with
- **to** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-to)
- **two** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-two)
- **too** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-too)
- **top** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-top)
- **tom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-tom)
- **toy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-toy)
- **ton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-ton)
- **thy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-thy)
- **toe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-toe)
- **tow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-tow)
- **tor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-tor)
- **TOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-tos)
- **tod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-tod)
- **tot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-tot)
- **Thu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-thu)
- **TOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-toi)
- **Tok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-tok)
- **tur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-tur)
- **ToC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-toc)
- **TKO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-tko)

## Common misspellings (6)
`htor`, `thhor`, `thorr`, `thro`, `tohr`, `tthor`

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