# tied vs Todd

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tied
*adjective · IPA /taɪd/ · frequency rank #3,201*
Closely associated or connected.

### Todd
*name · IPA /tɑd/ · frequency rank #6,194*
An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).

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