Which to use
“tilly” and “title” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,380
- “tilly” frequency rank
- #839
- “title” frequency rank
- 32219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tilly | title |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a lagniappe. | The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art. |
Where the eye mixes tilly and title
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tilly vs title
A purely visual mix-up. tilly (/ˈtɪli/) and title (/ˈtaɪ.tl̩/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tilly is recorded at frequency rank #31,380, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɪli/. title is at rank #839, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtaɪ.tl̩/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32219, this pair ranks #339,657 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tilly vs title
Shared letters: ilt. Private to "tilly": y. Private to "title": e.
"tilly" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "title" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tilly" and "title" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tilly" or "title"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tilly" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "title" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,657 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tilly" and "title" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tilly vs tulle". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #339,657 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.