# tiling vs tying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tiling
*noun · IPA /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #34,723*
A covering of tiles.

### tying
*noun · IPA /ˈtaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,629*
Action of the verb to tie; ligature.

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