# Thiel vs third

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### third
*adjective · IPA /θɜːd/ · frequency rank #483*
The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

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