those

\ðəʊz\

/\ðəʊz\/ adj

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The verdict

“those” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,216. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,216
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adjectif démonstratif : ces … -là.

Corpus desk

Index FR-those · those · French

those · rank #32,216 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,216
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH testées

Nearest frequency peer: testées (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « those »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « those » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

those vs tsé
40% similar
those vs toe
60% similar
those vs tos
60% similar

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

Key facts for those
PropertyValue
Headwordthose
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ðəʊz\
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,216
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « those »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).thosese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « testées » (#32,215), « thym » (#32,217), « ternes » (#32,214). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « those » est au #32,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around those (IPA \ðəʊz\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,216 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Adjectif démonstratif : ces … -là.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for those, with forms such as "htose", "thhose", and "thoes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tsé", "toe", "tos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is those, spelled T-H-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adjectif démonstratif : ces … -là.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Those things are mine.
  2. Ces affaires-là sont à moi

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htose
  • thhose
  • thoes
  • thosse
  • thsoe
  • tohse
  • tthose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of those - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

htose2thhose1thoes2thosse1thsoe2tohse2tthose1
Edit distance from "those"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "those"?
"those" is spelled T-H-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ðəʊz\.
What does "those" mean?
As an adjective, "those" means: Adjectif démonstratif : ces … -là.
What words are commonly confused with "those"?
"those" is commonly confused with "tsé", "toe", "tos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "those"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "those" is \ðəʊz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "those" come from?
"those" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tilly#32,218tongs#32,221stack#32,203spoil#32,201

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

thym7 variantsvolta7 variantsroyan7 variantsalexia7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list