tithe

/taɪð/

//taɪð// noun

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"tithe" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tithe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,884. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,884
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tenth.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tithe · tithe · English

tithe · rank #33,884 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,884
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tien

Nearest frequency peer: Tien (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “tithe”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “tithe” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tithe vs tits
60% similar
tithe vs tito
60% similar
tithe vs tote
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tithe
PropertyValue
Headwordtithe
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/taɪð/
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,884
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tithe”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).tithelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Tien” (#33,882), “thrusters” (#33,881), “Tripp” (#33,887). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tithe” is #33,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tithe (IPA /taɪð/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,884 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tithe, with forms such as "itthe", "tihte", and "titeh". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tits", "tito", "tote", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English tithe, tythe, tethe, from Old English tēoþa, tēoða, teogoþa (in verb senses via Middle English tithen, tythen, tethen, from Old English tēoþian, teogoþian), from a proposed Proto-Germanic *tehunþô, *tehundô (“a tenth”), with its nasal co… The correct English form is tithe, spelled T-I-T-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tenth.
  2. 2
    The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses; a tax taking ten percent of land or stock profits, used for religious or charitable purposes.
  3. 3
    A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church).
  4. 4
    A small part or proportion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tithe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But really that gold was not half That a king might have hoped to compel— Not a half, not a third, not a tithe.
  2. For this is abundantly confuted by the Constitutions and Practice of these Christian States where Tithes have been variously settled, for maintenance of the Evangelical Priest-hood ; and other pious Uses, by legal and civil Tithes, which imply a Debitum Justitiæ.

Etymology

From Middle English tithe, tythe, tethe, from Old English tēoþa, tēoða, teogoþa (in verb senses via Middle English tithen, tythen, tethen, from Old English tēoþian, teogoþian), from a proposed Proto-Germanic *tehunþô, *tehundô (“a tenth”), with its nasal consonant being lost according to the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law. Cognate with West Frisian tsiende (“tithe”), Saterland Frisian Teeged (“tithe”), Dutch tiende, German Low German Teihnte, German Zehnt (“tithe”), Danish tiende (“tithe”), Icelandic tíund (“tithe”), Dutch tiende (“tithe”).

This word in other languages

diezmo(Español)dîme(Français)Zehnt(Deutsch)dízimo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itthe
  • tihte
  • titeh
  • tithhe
  • titthe
  • ttihe
  • ttithe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tithe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

itthe2tihte2titeh2tithhe1titthe1ttihe2ttithe1
Edit distance from "tithe"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tithe"?
"tithe" is spelled T-I-T-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is /taɪð/.
What does "tithe" mean?
As a noun, "tithe" means: A tenth.
What words are commonly confused with "tithe"?
"tithe" is commonly confused with "tits", "tito", "tote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tithe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tithe" is /taɪð/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "tithe"?
From Middle English tithe, tythe, tethe, from Old English tēoþa, tēoða, teogoþa (in verb senses via Middle English tithen, tythen, tethen, from Old English tēoþian, teogoþian), from a proposed Proto-Germanic *tehunþô, *tehundô (“a tenth”), with it... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tithe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tripp#33,887thane#33,878swoon#33,870stork#33,860

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Wesson7 variantsspook7 variantsslits7 variantsYorke7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list