Which to use
“tithe” and “title” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,884
- “tithe” frequency rank
- #839
- “title” frequency rank
- 34723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tithe | title |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A tenth. | The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art. |
Where the eye mixes tithe and title
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tithe vs title
A purely visual mix-up. tithe (/taɪð/) 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 differ by a single letter - h in “tithe” becomes l in “title”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tithe is recorded at frequency rank #33,884, classified as anoun, pronounced /taɪð/. 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 34723, this pair ranks #318,283 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tithe vs title
Shared letters: eit. Private to "tithe": h. Private to "title": l.
"tithe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "title" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tithe" for "title" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tithe" or "title"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tithe" 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 #318,283 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tithe" and "title" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tithe vs Toth". 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 #318,283 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.