# tiens vs tiny

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### tiens
*intj · IPA \tjɛ̃\ · frequency rank #1,126*
Marque l’étonnement, la surprise

### tiny
*adjective · IPA \ˈtaɪni\ · frequency rank #34,780*
Infime, minuscule, ténu.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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