# tears vs trans

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### trans
*adjective · IPA /tɹænz/ · frequency rank #3,590*
In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-trans