# tin

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɪn/ · frequency rank #6,847

## Definitions
1. A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
2. Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.
3. An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
4. A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.
5. The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
6. money, especially silver money.
7. computer hardware.

## Etymology
From Middle English tin, from Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.

## Easily confused with
- **to** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-to)
- **TV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tv)
- **TL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tl)
- **TX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tx)
- **Tu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tu)
- **Ty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-ty)
- **TN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tn)
- **TS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-ts)
- **TM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tm)
- **TT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tt)
- **TJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tj)
- **tp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tp)
- **TK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tk)
- **two** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-two)
- **too** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-too)
- **top** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-top)
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-try)
- **tom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tom)
- **tip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-tip)
- **toy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tin-vs-toy)

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