# tinned vs tonne

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tinned
*verb · IPA /tɪnd/ · frequency rank #42,453*
simple past and past participle of tin

### tonne
*noun · IPA /tʌn/ · frequency rank #22,248*
A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.

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