# tye vs Tyler

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tye
*noun · frequency rank #40,491*
Obsolete form of tie.

### Tyler
*name · IPA /ˈtaɪlɚ/ · frequency rank #5,463*
An English surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tye-vs-tyler