# TEC vs tics

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### TEC
*noun · frequency rank #28,753*
Initialism of thermoelectric cooler: an electrical heat-transferring device which applies the Peltier effect.

### tics
*verb · IPA /tɪks/ · frequency rank #45,122*
third-person singular simple present indicative of tic

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