# tiny

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtaɪni/ · frequency rank #2,413

## Definitions
1. Very small.

## Etymology
From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.

## Easily confused with
- **Ty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-ty)
- **TN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tn)
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-try)
- **tip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tip)
- **toy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-toy)
- **ton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-ton)
- **tit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tit)
- **TNT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tnt)
- **tun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tun)
- **tio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tio)
- **Tony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tony)
- **tips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tips)
- **tone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tone)
- **tons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tons)
- **twin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-twin)
- **tune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tune)
- **tire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tire)
- **tits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tits)
- **Troy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-troy)
- **Tory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiny-vs-tory)

## Common misspellings (6)
`itny`, `tinny`, `tinyy`, `tiyn`, `tniy`, `ttiny`

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