ty

[ty]

/[ty]/ pron

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The verdict

“ty” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #30,332) as a pronoun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#30,332
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular des Personalpronomens ti „du“

Corpus desk

Index DE-ty · ty · German

ty · rank #30,332 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,332
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tschechisch

Nearest frequency peer: Tschechisch (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „ty“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „ty“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ty vs Tz
0% similar
ty vs Typ
33% similar
ty vs Type
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ty
PropertyValue
Headwordty
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ty]
Letters2
Frequency rank#30,332
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „ty“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).tyliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tschechisch“ (#30,331), „Truhe“ (#30,330), „tüchtig“ (#30,334). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „ty“ bei #30,332. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ty is neighbouring look-alikes ("Tz", "Typ", …), not just typos; it is apronoun pronounced [ty]. Frequency #30,332 among 2,684 “T” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ty in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tz", "Typ", "Type", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ty, spelled T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular des Personalpronomens ti „du“
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular des Personalpronomens ti „du“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ty"?
"ty" is spelled T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ty].
What does "ty" mean?
As a pronoun, "ty" means: Dativ Singular des Personalpronomens ti „du“
What words are commonly confused with "ty"?
"ty" is commonly confused with "Tz", "Typ", "Type". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ty" is [ty]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ty" come from?
"ty" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list