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The abbreviation and map commands both appear to give the user redundant functionality. :imap teh the seems to get the same job done as :iabbr teh the. I tend to make all my settings in :map commands of various types- everything from typo fixes to script-like one-liners.
Is there a real difference between maps and abbreviations? Which command is best suited for which job?
The biggest difference in this specific case is that
iabbrwill only change the text once you’ve pressed space, and will show each character on the screen as you type. In contrast,imapwill delay the display of all characters intehuntil the map has resolved one way or the other. I’d recommendiabbrin this case – you’ll see characters appear as you type, words that begin with the abbreviation will be handled correctly, and (most especially) you won’t get an irritating delay for all words that start witht.