# they

> Portuguese word · Pronoun · frequency rank #11,171

## Definitions
1. pronome pessoal de terceira pessoa plural referente a um grupo de pessoas sem especificação de gênero; eles ou elas
2. pronome pessoal de terceira pessoa singular referente a indivíduo sem especificação de gênero; ele ou ela

## Easily confused with
- **ty** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/they-vs-ty)
- **tre** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/they-vs-tre)
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/they-vs-try)
- **tie** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/they-vs-tie)
- **três** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/they-vs-tres)
- **trem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/they-vs-trem)
- **thug** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/they-vs-thug)
- **thin** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/they-vs-thin)
- **te** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/te-vs-they)
- **tem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/tem-vs-they)
- **ter** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ter-vs-they)
- **the** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/the-vs-they)
- **teu** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/teu-vs-they)
- **ten** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ten-vs-they)
- **TEA** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/tea-vs-they)
- **tee** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/tee-vs-they)
- **tha** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/tha-vs-they)
- **that** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/that-vs-they)
- **than** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/than-vs-they)
- **then** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/then-vs-they)

## Common misspellings (6)
`htey`, `tehy`, `theyy`, `thhey`, `thye`, `tthey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/they