tithevstitoConfusable pair

Which to use

“tithe” and “tito” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,884
“tithe” frequency rank
#19,991
“tito” frequency rank
53875
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tithe tito
Definition A tenth. An uncle.

Letter map: tithe vs tito

Shared letters muted; letters that set tithe and tito apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
tithe
4 ch
tito

Pair insight - tithe / tito

tithe and tito are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53875, 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/. tito is at rank #19,991, tagged as anoun.

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 53875, this pair ranks #145,476 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tithe vs tito

Shared letters: it. Private to "tithe": eh. Private to "tito": o.

"tithe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "tito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • titheitthe · tihte · titeh · tithhe · titthe · ttihe · ttithe
  • titoitto · tiot · titto · ttio · ttito

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tithe" for "tito" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "tithe" vs "tito" - which ranks higher?
"tito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,991 in our English list, against #33,884 for "tithe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tithe" and "tito".

  • Full dictionary entry for "tithe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #145,476 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tithe" and "tito" 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 #145,476 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list