Which to use
“they” and “ty” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,171
- “they” frequency rank
- #23,157
- “ty” frequency rank
- 34328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | they | ty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal de terceira pessoa plural referente a um grupo de pessoas sem especificação de gênero; eles ou elas | tu, você (pronome pessoal do caso nominativo da segunda pessoa do singular) |
Letter map: they vs ty
Shared letters muted; letters that set they and ty apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - they / ty
they and ty are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
they is recorded at frequency rank #11,171, classified as apron. ty is at rank #23,157, 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 34328, this pair ranks #32,972 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of they vs ty
Shared letters: ty. Private to "they": eh. Private to "ty": -.
"they" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "ty" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- they ← htey · tehy · theyy · thhey · thye · tthey
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "they" and "ty" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "they" or "ty" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "they" and "ty". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "they" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,972 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "they" and "ty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "til vs ty". 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 #32,972 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.