# ticks vs tips

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ticks
*noun · IPA /tɪks/ · frequency rank #17,733*
plural of tick

### tips
*noun · IPA /tɪps/ · frequency rank #2,601*
plural of tip

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