Which to use
“their” is a determiner and “Tier” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,023
- “their” frequency rank
- #26,203
- “Tier” frequency rank
- 42226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | their | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Leur, leurs. | Entreprise qui propose des services de location de véhicules en libre-service. |
Letter map: their vs Tier
Shared letters muted; letters that set their and Tier apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for their / Tier
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: their is adeterminer and Tieraname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
their is recorded at frequency rank #16,023, classified as adet, pronounced \ðɛə(ɹ)\. Tier is at rank #26,203, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42226, this pair ranks #227,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of their vs Tier
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "their": h. Private to "Tier": -.
"their" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "Tier" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "their" for "Tier" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "their" or "Tier" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "their" vs "Tier" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "their" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "their" and "Tier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tier vs tif". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #227,230 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.