# Teng vs tin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tin
*noun · IPA /tɪn/ · frequency rank #6,847*
A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.

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