# Thoreau

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /θəˈɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #31,797

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, believed to be named after Henry David Thoreau.

## Easily confused with
- **threat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thoreau-vs-threat)
- **thread** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thoreau-vs-thread)
- **thorax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thorax-vs-thoreau)

## Common misspellings (9)
`htoreau`, `thhoreau`, `thoerau`, `thoraeu`, `thoreua`, `thorreau`, `throeau`, `tohreau`, `tthoreau`

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