Which to use
“bridges” is a verb and “TO” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,284
- “bridges” frequency rank
- #589
- “TO” frequency rank
- 47873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bridges | TO |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bridge | KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin) |
Letter map: bridges vs TO
Shared letters muted; letters that set bridges and TO apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Role in the sentence - bridges and TO
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bridges is averb and TOanabbrev. On the page they differ by 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bridges is recorded at frequency rank #47,284, classified as averb, pronounced […]. TO is at rank #589, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].
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 47873, this pair ranks #1,268,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bridges vs TO
Shared letters: none. Private to "bridges": bdegirs. Private to "TO": ot.
"bridges" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "TO" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bridges ← bbridges · birdges · brdiges · briddges · bridegs · bridgess · bridgges · bridgse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bridges" for "TO" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bridges" or "TO"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bridges" and "TO".
- Full dictionary entry for "bridges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "TO" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,268,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bridges" and "TO" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bridges vs puzzles". 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 #1,268,942 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.