# thorn vs those

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### thorn
*noun · IPA θɔrn · frequency rank #43,679*
espinho (em planta)

### those
*pronoun · IPA /ðoʊz/ · frequency rank #25,840*
plural de "that": esses, essas; aqueles, aquelas

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/thorn-vs-those