Which to use
“those” is a pronoun and “tíos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,354
- “those” frequency rank
- #9,742
- “tíos” frequency rank
- 43096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | those | tíos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Esos, esas, los, aquellos, aquellas, plural de that. | Forma del plural de tío. |
Where the eye mixes those and tíos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: those vs tíos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: those is /ðəʊz/ while tíos is [ˈt̪ios]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
those is recorded at frequency rank #33,354, classified as apron, pronounced /ðəʊz/. tíos is at rank #9,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ios].
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 43096, this pair ranks #144,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of those vs tíos
Shared letters: ost. Private to "those": eh. Private to "tíos": í.
"those" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "tíos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- those ← htose · thhose · thoce · thoes · thosse · thsoe · tohse · tthose
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "those" for "tíos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "those" or "tíos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "those" and "tíos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "those" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tíos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "those" and "tíos" 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 #144,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.