# teller vs tiller

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### teller
*noun · IPA /ˈtɛlə/ · frequency rank #15,292*
A person who tells stories.

### tiller
*noun · IPA /ˈtɪlə/ · frequency rank #31,004*
A person who tills; a farmer.

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