# Teague vs tease

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Teague
*name · frequency rank #34,317*
A male given name from Irish.

### tease
*verb · IPA /tiːz/ · frequency rank #13,253*
To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).

## Source
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