thèse
\tɛz\
The verdict
“thèse” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,109 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,109
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Position intellectuelle, point de vue, avis.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thèse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɛz\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,109 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “thèse” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for thèse is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɛz\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,109 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for thèse, with forms such as "htèse", "these", and "thhèse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tsé", "très", "tués", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is thèse, spelled T-H-È-S-E.
Definition
- 1Position intellectuelle, point de vue, avis.
- 2Toute proposition, soit de philosophie, soit de lettres, soit de théologie, soit de droit, soit de médecine, qu’on soutenait publiquement dans les écoles, dans les universités.
- 3Ensemble de propositions, point de doctrine largement développé par écrit ou étude détaillée et systématique que l’on présente à un jury et dont on soutient les conclusions, pour obtenir certains grades universitaires.
- 4Ensemble de propositions, point de doctrine largement développé par écrit ou étude détaillée et systématique que l’on présente à un jury et dont on soutient les conclusions, pour obtenir certains grades universitaires.
- 5Ensemble de propositions, point de doctrine largement développé par écrit ou étude détaillée et systématique que l’on présente à un jury et dont on soutient les conclusions, pour obtenir certains grades universitaires.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: htèse,these,thhèse,thsèe,thèes,thèsse,tthèse,tèhse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of thèse - 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.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “thèse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-H-È-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tɛz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tsé” - see the side-by-side comparison. thèse vs tsé
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.