# tier vs Trey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tier
*noun · IPA /ˈtaɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #5,559*
One who ties (knots, etc.).

### Trey
*name · IPA /tɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #16,604*
A nickname for someone who is the third person in the family sharing his father's name.

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