# TS vs tui

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### TS
*adjective · frequency rank #11,815*
Abbreviation of transsexual.

### tui
*noun · IPA /ˈtʉi/ · frequency rank #38,658*
A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand.

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