# tics vs tss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tics
*verb · IPA /tɪks/ · frequency rank #45,122*
third-person singular simple present indicative of tic

### tss
*intj · IPA [t͡sːː] · frequency rank #42,965*
A hissing sound.

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