# tar vs te

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tar
*noun · IPA /tɑː/ · frequency rank #12,515*
A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.

### 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.
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