Which to use
“ti” is a pronoun and “til” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #779
- “ti” frequency rank
- #44,136
- “til” frequency rank
- 44915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ti | til |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que diz respeito à tua pessoa | sinal diacrítico (~) utilizado para modificar a pronúncia de determinadas letras no português (indicando nasalização) e em alguns outros idiomas ( bretão ...) |
Where the eye mixes ti and til
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ti and til
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ti is /ˈti/ while til is /ˈʧiw/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ti” sits inside “til”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ti is recorded at frequency rank #779, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈti/. til is at rank #44,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʧiw/.
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 44915, this pair ranks #20,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ti vs til
Shared letters: it. Private to "ti": -. Private to "til": l.
"ti" · 2 letters · shape CV · "til" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ti" for "til" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ti" or "til" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "til" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ti" and "til" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tifo vs til". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.