these

/ðiːz/

//ðiːz// pron

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The verdict

“these” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,643. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,643
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estos, estas, plural de this.

Corpus desk

Index ES-these · these · Spanish

these · rank #26,643 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,643
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH texturas

Nearest frequency peer: texturas (-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 “these”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “these” 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).

these vs tres
60% similar
these vs this
60% similar
these vs they
60% similar

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

Key facts for these
PropertyValue
Headwordthese
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/ðiːz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,643
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “these”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).thesecae 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 “texturas” (#26,642), “thing” (#26,644), “tiradas” (#26,645). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “these” va en #26,643. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around these (IPA /ðiːz/), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #26,643 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Estos, estas, plural de this.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for these, with forms such as "htese", "tehse", and "thece". 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, "tres", "this", "they", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 these, spelled T-H-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estos, estas, plural de this.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. These things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was altogether like you; But I will rebuke you, And set them in order before your eyes

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htese
  • tehse
  • thece
  • thees
  • thesse
  • thhese
  • thsee
  • tthese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of these - 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.

htese2tehse2thece1thees2thesse1thhese1thsee2tthese1
Edit distance from "these"

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 "these"?
"these" is spelled T-H-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ðiːz/.
What does "these" mean?
As a pronoun, "these" means: Estos, estas, plural de this.
What words are commonly confused with "these"?
"these" is commonly confused with "tres", "this", "they". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "these"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "these" is /ðiːz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "these" come from?
"these" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

thing#26,644tened#26,640tazón#26,636study#26,625

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

temían8 variantsusarán8 variantsSolari8 variantsXimena8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list