Which to use
“tha” is a verb and “thon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,181
- “tha” frequency rank
- #13,703
- “thon” frequency rank
- 56884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tha | thon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Libérer. | Grand poisson bleu argenté de la famille des scombridés, au corps allongé et hydrodynamique, très bon nageur, vivant en banc. |
Where the eye mixes tha and thon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tha and thon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tha is \tʰa˦\ while thon is \tɔ̃\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56884, 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˦\. thon is at rank #13,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔ̃\.
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 56884, this pair ranks #118,351 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tha vs thon
Shared letters: ht. Private to "tha": a. Private to "thon": no.
"tha" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "thon" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- thon ← hton · thhon · thno · thonn · tohn · tthon
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tha" for "thon" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "tha" or "thon" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tha" and "thon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,351 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tha" and "thon" 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 #118,351 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.