there

/ðɛə(ɹ)/

//ðɛə(ɹ)// adv

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The verdict

“there” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,571
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ahí, allí, allá.

Corpus desk

Index ES-there · there · Spanish

there · rank #13,571 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,571
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tazas

Nearest frequency peer: tazas (-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 “there”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “there” 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).

there vs tre
60% similar
there vs they
60% similar
there vs tiré
40% similar

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

Key facts for there
PropertyValue
Headwordthere
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ðɛə(ɹ)/
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,571
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “there”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.therecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tazas” (#13,570), “tamaños” (#13,569), “Tokyo” (#13,573). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “there” va en #13,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around there (IPA /ðɛə(ɹ)/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #13,571 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for there, with forms such as "htere", "tehre", and "theer". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tre", "they", "tiré", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is there, spelled T-H-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ahí, allí, allá.
  2. 2
    Por allí, hacia allá.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I think I can take the subway to the airport. Do you know where the subway is?
  2. Sure, it's over there.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htere
  • tehre
  • theer
  • therre
  • thhere
  • tthere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of there - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

htere2tehre2theer2therre1thhere1tthere1
Edit distance from "there"

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 "there"?
"there" is spelled T-H-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ðɛə(ɹ)/.
What does "there" mean?
As an adverb, "there" means: Ahí, allí, allá.
What words are commonly confused with "there"?
"there" is commonly confused with "tre", "they", "tiré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "there"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "there" is /ðɛə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "there" come from?
"there" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

tazas#13,570Tokyo#13,573rusas#13,561Willy#13,587

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

vaga6 variantsacoge6 variantsmaps6 variantsFran6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list