# TeX vs ty

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### TeX
*noun · IPA [tɛç] · frequency rank #27,973*
Computerprogramm für den Textsatz von Donald E. Knuth

### ty
*pronoun · IPA [ty] · frequency rank #30,332*
Dativ Singular des Personalpronomens ti „du“

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