# te vs tine

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### tine
*noun · IPA /taɪn/ · frequency rank #44,530*
A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.

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