# Tien vs tiny

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tien
*name · frequency rank #33,882*
A surname.

### tiny
*adjective · IPA /ˈtaɪni/ · frequency rank #2,413*
Very small.

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