# teal vs tee

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### teal
*noun · IPA /tiːl/ · frequency rank #21,093*
Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.

### tee
*noun · IPA /ˈtiː/ · frequency rank #9,407*
The name of the Latin script letter T/t.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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