# tells vs tilly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tells
*verb · IPA /tɛlz/ · frequency rank #1,740*
third-person singular simple present indicative of tell

### tilly
*noun · IPA /ˈtɪli/ · frequency rank #31,380*
An extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a lagniappe.

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