Which to use
“tha” is a verb and “they” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,931
- “tha” frequency rank
- #11,171
- “they” frequency rank
- 50102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tha | they |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | presente do verbo bi (ser, estar); sou/estou, é/está, somos/estamos, são/estão | pronome pessoal de terceira pessoa plural referente a um grupo de pessoas sem especificação de gênero; eles ou elas |
Letter map: tha vs they
Shared letters muted; letters that set tha and they apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for tha / they
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tha is averb and theyapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tha is recorded at frequency rank #38,931, classified as averb, pronounced /ha/. they is at rank #11,171, tagged as apron.
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 50102, this pair ranks #14,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tha vs they
Shared letters: ht. Private to "tha": a. Private to "they": ey.
"tha" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "they" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- they ← htey · tehy · theyy · thhey · thye · tthey
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tha" and "they" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tha" or "they" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tha" and "they".
- Full dictionary entry for "tha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "they" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tha" and "they" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tha vs tosa". 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 #14,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.