# tier

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtaɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #5,559

## Definitions
1. One who ties (knots, etc.).
2. Something that ties.
3. A child's apron.

## Etymology
From tie + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **tip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tip)
- **Tim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tim)
- **toe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-toe)
- **tin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tin)
- **tor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tor)
- **tit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tit)
- **Tue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tue)
- **tre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tre)
- **tse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tse)
- **tig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tig)
- **tur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tur)
- **tye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tye)
- **tio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tio)
- **Tyr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tyr)
- **tik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tik)
- **time** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-time)
- **tour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tour)
- **tree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tree)
- **till** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-till)
- **tiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tiny)

## Common misspellings (4)
`iter`, `teir`, `tierr`, `ttier`

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