their

/ðɛə(ɹ)/

//ðɛə(ɹ)// adj

The verdict

“their” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,269. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,269
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Su, sus (de ellos o de ellas, o de una persona cuando no se conoce su sexo).

Corpus desk

Index ES-their · their · Spanish

their · rank #19,269 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,269
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tijeras

Nearest frequency peer: tijeras (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “their”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “their” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

their vs this
60% similar
their vs they
60% similar
their vs them
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for their
PropertyValue
Headwordtheir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ðɛə(ɹ)/
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,269
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “their”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).theircae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tijeras” (#19,270), “tardo” (#19,267), “tin” (#19,271). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “their” va en #19,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around their (IPA /ðɛə(ɹ)/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,269 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Su, sus (de ellos o de ellas, o de una persona cuando no se conoce su sexo).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for their, with forms such as "hteir", "tehir", and "theirr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "this", "they", "them", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is their, spelled T-H-E-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Su, sus (de ellos o de ellas, o de una persona cuando no se conoce su sexo).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how their appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I went on Board in an evil Hour again, the –th of –––, 1659, being the same Day eight Year that I went from my Father and Mother at Hull, in order to act the Rebel to their Authority, and the Fool to my own Interest.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hteir
  • tehir
  • theirr
  • theri
  • thheir
  • thier
  • ttheir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of their - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hteir2tehir2theirr1theri2thheir1thier2ttheir1
Edit distance from "their"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "their"?
"their" is spelled T-H-E-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ðɛə(ɹ)/.
What does "their" mean?
As an adjective, "their" means: Su, sus (de ellos o de ellas, o de una persona cuando no se conoce su sexo).
What words are commonly confused with "their"?
"their" is commonly confused with "this", "they", "them". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "their"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "their" is /ðɛə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "their" come from?
"their" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "their", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list