# terse vs Tessa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### terse
*adjective · IPA /tɜːs/ · frequency rank #43,411*
Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

### Tessa
*name · IPA /ˈtɛsə/ · frequency rank #23,127*
A diminutive of the female given name Teresa, from Ancient Greek.

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