# tier vs tsar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tsar
*noun · IPA /(t)sɑː/ · frequency rank #23,710*
An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.

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