they're

See also: theyre

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ðɛə/, /ðɛː/, /ðeɪə/

• Audio (UK):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ðeɪɚ/, /ðɛɚ/

• Audio (US, stressed form); /ðɛɚ/:

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  • (unstressed form) IPA^(key): /ðɚ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ðeː/
• (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /ðiə/
• (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /ðeə/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ðeɹ/
• (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ðɜː(ɹ)/
• Homophone: their (one pronunciation)
• Homophone: there (one pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -eɪə(ɹ), -ɛə(ɹ)

Contraction

they're

1. Contraction of they are.

Adverb

they're

1. Misspelling of there.

Determiner

they're

1. Misspelling of their.

Usage notes

• Confusion between there, their and they're is common in English.

Anagrams

• ethery, eyther