# Tess vs thesis

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tess
*name · IPA /tɛs/ · frequency rank #21,679*
A diminutive of the female given name Teresa.

### thesis
*noun · IPA /ˈθiːsɪs/ · frequency rank #6,636*
Senses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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