# Tetris vs Tigris

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tetris
*name · IPA /ˈtɛtɹɪs/ · frequency rank #31,793*
A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.

### Tigris
*name · IPA /ˈtaɪɡɹɪs/ · frequency rank #38,654*
A river in West Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.

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