Which to use
“thin” is an adjective and “til” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,948
- “thin” frequency rank
- #44,136
- “til” frequency rank
- 79084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thin | til |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | delgado | sinal diacrítico (~) utilizado para modificar a pronúncia de determinadas letras no português (indicando nasalização) e em alguns outros idiomas ( bretão ...) |
Where the eye mixes thin and til
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between thin and til
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: thin is /'θɪn/ while til is /ˈʧiw/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thin is recorded at frequency rank #34,948, classified as anadj, pronounced /'θɪn/. til is at rank #44,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʧiw/.
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 79084, this pair ranks #1,548 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of thin vs til
Shared letters: it. Private to "thin": hn. Private to "til": l.
"thin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "til" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- thin ← htin · thhin · thinn · thni · tihn · tthin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "thin" for "til" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "thin" or "til" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "thin" and "til" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "thin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "til" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,548 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thin" and "til" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tifo vs til". 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 #1,548 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.