# tin vs to

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tin
*noun · IPA /tɪn/ · frequency rank #6,847*
A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.

### 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.
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