# teary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɪəɹi/ · frequency rank #35,553

## Definitions
1. Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
2. Of eyes, filled with tears.

## Etymology
From Middle English tery; equivalent to tear + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-try)
- **ter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-ter)
- **term** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-term)
- **Tory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-tory)
- **tray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-tray)
- **teas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-teas)
- **tsar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-tsar)
- **Teri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-teri)
- **tern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-tern)
- **thar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-thar)
- **thay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-thay)
- **terry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-terry)
- **teddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-teddy)
- **Tracy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-tracy)
- **tease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-tease)
- **terra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-terra)
- **telly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-telly)
- **teeny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-teeny)
- **tiara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-tiara)
- **theory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-theory)

## Common misspellings (7)
`etary`, `taery`, `tearry`, `tearyy`, `teayr`, `teray`, `tteary`

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