# tap vs te

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tap
*noun · IPA /tæp/ · frequency rank #4,496*
A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.

### te
*noun · IPA /tiː/ · frequency rank #6,422*
In solfège, the seventh note of a major scale (the note B in the fixed-do system): ti.

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