# tiki vs tiny

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tiki
*noun · IPA /ˈtiːkiː/ · frequency rank #25,615*
Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tiny