# tears

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɪɹz/ · frequency rank #3,198

## Definitions
1. plural of tear (“liquid from the eyes”)
2. Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.

## Easily confused with
- **ter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-ter)
- **term** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-term)
- **tens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-tens)
- **Tees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-tees)
- **Tess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-tess)
- **teas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-teas)
- **tsar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-tsar)
- **Teri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-teri)
- **tern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-tern)
- **thar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-thar)
- **terms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-terms)
- **Texas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-texas)
- **tells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-tells)
- **tests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-tests)
- **thats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-thats)
- **trans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-trans)
- **texts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-texts)
- **terry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-terry)
- **teens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-teens)
- **Tours** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tears-vs-tours)

## Common misspellings (7)
`etars`, `taers`, `tearrs`, `tearss`, `teasr`, `teras`, `ttears`

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