Which to use
“these” is a noun and “those” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,727
- “these” frequency rank
- #25,840
- “those” frequency rank
- 44567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | these | those |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vide tese | plural de "that": esses, essas; aqueles, aquelas |
Letter map: these vs those
Shared letters muted; letters that set these and those apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: these vs those
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: these is anoun and thoseapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “these” becomes o in “those”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
these is recorded at frequency rank #18,727, classified as anoun. those is at rank #25,840, tagged as apron, pronounced /ðoʊz/.
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 44567, this pair ranks #20,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of these vs those
Shared letters: ehst. Private to "these": -. Private to "those": o.
"these" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "those" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "these" and "those" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "these" or "those"?
What to do next
You've compared "these" and "those". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "these" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "those" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "these" and "those" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "those 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 #20,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.