Which to use
“thing” and “things” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,644
- “thing” frequency rank
- #14,024
- “things” frequency rank
- 40668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thing | things |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cosa. | Forma del plural de thing. |
Where the eye mixes thing and things
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between thing and things
A purely visual mix-up. thing (/θɪŋ/) and things (/θɪŋz/) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “thing” sits inside “things”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thing is recorded at frequency rank #26,644, classified as anoun, pronounced /θɪŋ/. things is at rank #14,024, tagged as anoun, pronounced /θɪŋz/.
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 40668, this pair ranks #157,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thing vs things
Shared letters: ghint. Private to "thing": -. Private to "things": s.
"thing" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "things" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "thing" and "things" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "thing" or "things" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "thing" and "things" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "thing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "things" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thing" and "things" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thing vs tiny". 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 #157,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.