# teeny

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtiː.ni/ · frequency rank #27,311

## Definitions
1. Very small; tiny.

## Etymology
Alteration of tiny, possibly with a childish or fanciful intention. First attested in 1825.

## Easily confused with
- **ten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-ten)
- **they** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-they)
- **then** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-then)
- **Tony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-tony)
- **tiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-tiny)
- **tend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-tend)
- **tent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-tent)
- **tens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-tens)
- **Trey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-trey)
- **Tees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-tees)
- **Tien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-tien)
- **tern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-tern)
- **Teng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-teng)
- **teeth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-teeth)
- **trend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-trend)
- **terry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-terry)
- **Trent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-trent)
- **telly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-telly)
- **twenty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-twenty)
- **trendy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-trendy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eteny`, `teenny`, `teenyy`, `teeyn`, `teney`, `teny`, `tteeny`

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