# teh vs tio

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### teh
*article · IPA /tɛ/ · frequency rank #27,676*
Deliberate misspelling of the, for humorous, sarcastic, or facetious effect.

### tio
*intj · IPA [tjoʔ˨˩] · frequency rank #43,420*
Correct; that's right.

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