# thyme

> English word · Noun · IPA /taɪm/ · frequency rank #26,628

## Definitions
1. Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

## Etymology
From Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον (thúmon).

## Easily confused with
- **tye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thyme-vs-tye)
- **time** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thyme-vs-time)
- **type** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thyme-vs-type)
- **tyre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thyme-vs-tyre)
- **tome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thyme-vs-tome)
- **Tyne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thyme-vs-tyne)
- **thymus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thyme-vs-thymus)
- **the** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/the-vs-thyme)
- **thy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-thyme)
- **them** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/them-vs-thyme)
- **thee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thee-vs-thyme)
- **tame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tame-vs-thyme)
- **Thom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thom-vs-thyme)
- **there** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/there-vs-thyme)
- **these** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/these-vs-thyme)
- **those** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/those-vs-thyme)
- **three** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/three-vs-thyme)
- **theme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/theme-vs-thyme)
- **thumb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thumb-vs-thyme)
- **thine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thine-vs-thyme)

## Common misspellings (8)
`htyme`, `thhyme`, `thmye`, `thyem`, `thymme`, `thyyme`, `tthyme`, `tyhme`

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