# tie vs top

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### top
*noun · IPA /tɒp/ · frequency rank #244*
The highest or uppermost part of something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tie-vs-top