tithevstittyConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,884
“tithe” frequency rank
#28,760
“titty” frequency rank
62644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tithe titty
Definition A tenth. A breast.

Where the eye mixes tithe and titty

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
tithe
5 ch
titty

Why the eye confuses tithe with titty

A purely visual mix-up. tithe (/taɪð/) and titty (/ˈtɪti/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62644, 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/. titty is at rank #28,760, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɪti/.

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 62644, this pair ranks #87,354 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tithe vs titty

Shared letters: it. Private to "tithe": eh. Private to "titty": y.

"tithe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "titty" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • titheitthe · tihte · titeh · tithhe · titthe · ttihe · ttithe
  • tittyittty · tittyy · tity · tityt · ttitty · ttity

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tithe" and "titty" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/taɪð/ versus /ˈtɪti/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tithe" vs "titty" - which ranks higher?
"titty" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,760 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.

After this comparison

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 "titty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #87,354 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tithe" and "titty" 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 #87,354 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