Which to use
“tie” is a pronoun and “til” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,479
- “tie” frequency rank
- #44,136
- “til” frequency rank
- 66615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tie | til |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele | sinal diacrítico (~) utilizado para modificar a pronúncia de determinadas letras no português (indicando nasalização) e em alguns outros idiomas ( bretão ...) |
Where the eye mixes tie and til
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tie vs til
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tie is /ˈtje/ while til is /ˈʧiw/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “tie” becomes l in “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 66615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tie is recorded at frequency rank #22,479, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈtje/. 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 66615, this pair ranks #4,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tie vs til
Shared letters: it. Private to "tie": e. Private to "til": l.
"tie" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "til" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tie" and "til" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tie" or "til" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tie" 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 #4,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tie" and "til" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tifo vs til". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.