# Tyler

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtaɪlɚ/ · frequency rank #5,463

## Definitions
1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later usage.
4. A locale in the United States:
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## Etymology
From Middle English Tyler, Tylere, Tygler, Tygheler, Tyghelere, Tyghelare, Tygelere, from Middle English tiler, tylere, tylare, tylier (“tiler”).

## Easily confused with
- **Tyr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyler-vs-tyr)
- **type** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyler-vs-type)
- **tyre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyler-vs-tyre)
- **Tyne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyler-vs-tyne)
- **types** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyler-vs-types)
- **typed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyler-vs-typed)
- **tyres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyler-vs-tyres)
- **ter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ter-vs-tyler)
- **tye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tye-vs-tyler)
- **tale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tale-vs-tyler)
- **tier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tier-vs-tyler)
- **tile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tile-vs-tyler)
- **tower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tower-vs-tyler)
- **tiger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiger-vs-tyler)
- **tales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tales-vs-tyler)
- **timer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timer-vs-tyler)
- **taper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taper-vs-tyler)
- **taker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tyler)
- **taser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taser-vs-tyler)
- **toner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tyler)

## Common misspellings (8)
`tlyer`, `ttyler`, `tyelr`, `tylerr`, `tyller`, `tylre`, `tyyler`, `ytler`

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