# tie vs tobe

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tobe
*noun · IPA /təʊb/ · frequency rank #49,100*
A cotton garment worn in parts of northern Africa.

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