# Most Confusable English Word Pairs

> English word ranking · 50 entries · ranked by confusion score

1. **that vs this** — 25 confusion score
2. **that vs they** — 45 confusion score
3. **they vs this** — 50 confusion score
4. **will vs with** — 54 confusion score
5. **their vs this** — 71 confusion score
6. **which vs with** — 73 confusion score
7. **that vs them** — 81 confusion score
8. **them vs this** — 86 confusion score
9. **than vs that** — 87 confusion score
10. **their vs they** — 91 confusion score
11. **than vs this** — 92 confusion score
12. **there vs they** — 92 confusion score
13. **what vs when** — 94 confusion score
14. **that vs then** — 101 confusion score
15. **think vs this** — 104 confusion score
16. **then vs this** — 106 confusion score
17. **them vs they** — 106 confusion score
18. **these vs this** — 109 confusion score
19. **than vs they** — 112 confusion score
20. **their vs there** — 113 confusion score
21. **then vs they** — 126 confusion score
22. **their vs them** — 127 confusion score
23. **them vs there** — 128 confusion score
24. **these vs they** — 129 confusion score
25. **have vs here** — 131 confusion score
26. **make vs more** — 136 confusion score
27. **well vs will** — 139 confusion score
28. **want vs what** — 142 confusion score
29. **their vs then** — 147 confusion score
30. **this vs those** — 148 confusion score
31. **than vs them** — 148 confusion score
32. **then vs there** — 148 confusion score
33. **year vs your** — 148 confusion score
34. **their vs these** — 150 confusion score
35. **there vs these** — 151 confusion score
36. **well vs were** — 151 confusion score
37. **that vs that's** — 153 confusion score
38. **more vs most** — 153 confusion score
39. **when vs where** — 155 confusion score
40. **were vs where** — 159 confusion score
41. **other vs over** — 161 confusion score
42. **them vs then** — 162 confusion score
43. **them vs these** — 165 confusion score
44. **than vs think** — 166 confusion score
45. **than vs then** — 168 confusion score
46. **were vs work** — 168 confusion score
47. **have vs home** — 169 confusion score
48. **you're vs your** — 171 confusion score
49. **made vs more** — 175 confusion score
50. **life vs like** — 176 confusion score

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) and an open word-frequency list. Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/rankings/most-confusable