# Tamar vs timer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tamar
*name · IPA /ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #33,045*
A daughter-in-law of Judah.

### timer
*noun · IPA /ˈtaɪmɚ/ · frequency rank #11,625*
Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamar-vs-timer