Which to use
“their” is a verb and “these” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,842
- “their” frequency rank
- #18,727
- “these” frequency rank
- 26569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | their | these |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | futuro do verbo abair | vide tese |
Letter map: their vs these
Shared letters muted; letters that set their and these apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - their and these
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: their is averb and theseanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
their is recorded at frequency rank #7,842, classified as averb, pronounced /he:r/. these is at rank #18,727, tagged as anoun.
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 26569, this pair ranks #42,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of their vs these
Shared letters: eht. Private to "their": ir. Private to "these": s.
"their" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "these" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "their" for "these" ever safe?
Which is more common, "their" or "these"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "their" and "these".
- Full dictionary entry for "their" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "these" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "their" and "these" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tee vs these". 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 #42,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.