# tellin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛlɪn/ · frequency rank #25,231

## Definitions
1. A marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand, from where it siphons detritus.

## Etymology
From New Latin Tellina, from Ancient Greek τελλίνη (tellínē, “a small bivalve shellfish”)

## Easily confused with
- **tells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tellin-vs-tells)
- **telly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tellin-vs-telly)
- **Tomlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tellin-vs-tomlin)
- **telling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tellin-vs-telling)
- **tolling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tellin-vs-tolling)
- **trellis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tellin-vs-trellis)
- **tell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tell-vs-tellin)
- **teller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teller-vs-tellin)
- **Teflon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teflon-vs-tellin)
- **Tallinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tallinn-vs-tellin)

## Common misspellings (7)
`etllin`, `teliln`, `telin`, `tellinn`, `tellni`, `tlelin`, `ttellin`

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