# tears vs tiara

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tears
*noun · IPA /tɪɹz/ · frequency rank #3,198*
plural of tear (“liquid from the eyes”)

### tiara
*noun · IPA /tiˈɑːɹə/ · frequency rank #29,864*
The three-tiered papal crown.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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