Which to use
“these” and “those” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,643
- “these” frequency rank
- #33,354
- “those” frequency rank
- 59997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | these | those |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Estos, estas, plural de this. | Esos, esas, los, aquellos, aquellas, plural de that. |
Where the eye mixes these and those
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: these vs those
A purely visual mix-up. these (/ðiːz/) and those (/ðəʊz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “these” becomes o in “those”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
these is recorded at frequency rank #26,643, classified as apron, pronounced /ðiːz/. those is at rank #33,354, tagged as apron, pronounced /ðəʊz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59997, this pair ranks #60,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of these vs those
Shared letters: ehst. Private to "these": -. Private to "those": o.
"these" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "those" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "these" and "those" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "these" or "those"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "these" and "those" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "these" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "those" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "these" and "those" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "those vs tone". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #60,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.