# Tim vs to

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tim
*name · IPA /tɪm/ · frequency rank #2,971*
A diminutive of the male given names Timothy or Timon (rare).

### to
*particle · IPA /tuː/ · frequency rank #2*
A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.

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