# Thiel vs Thier

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Thiel
*name · IPA /tiːl/ · frequency rank #39,612*
A surname; variant forms Teale, Teel, Theel, Theil, Thiele.

### Thier
*name · frequency rank #29,494*
A surname from German.

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