# Teng vs tig

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Teng
*name · frequency rank #46,214*
A surname from Hokkien.

### tig
*verb · IPA /tɪɡ/ · frequency rank #38,206*
To touch lightly or playfully; to trifle, dally.

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