# they vs tie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### they
*pronoun · IPA /ˈðeɪ̯/ · frequency rank #35*
A group of entities previously mentioned.

### tie
*noun · IPA /taɪ/ · frequency rank #2,970*
A knot; a fastening.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/they-vs-tie