Which to use
“tha” and “thank” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,181
- “tha” frequency rank
- #27,987
- “thank” frequency rank
- 71168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tha | thank |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Libérer. | Remercier. |
Where the eye mixes tha and thank
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tha runs 3 letters (CCV) against thank's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tha vs thank
A purely visual mix-up. tha (\tʰa˦\) and thank (\ˈθæŋk\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “tha” sits inside “thank”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tha is recorded at frequency rank #43,181, classified as averb, pronounced \tʰa˦\. thank is at rank #27,987, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈθæŋk\.
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 71168, this pair ranks #48,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tha vs thank
Shared letters: aht. Private to "tha": -. Private to "thank": kn.
"tha" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "thank" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- thank ← htank · tahnk · thakn · thankk · thannk · thhank · thnak · tthank
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tha" for "thank" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "tha" or "thank" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thank" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tha" and "thank" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tha vs tif". 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 #48,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.