Which to use
“Refugee” is a noun and “TO” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,541
- “Refugee” frequency rank
- #589
- “TO” frequency rank
- 46130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Refugee | TO |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die aufgrund drohender Gefahr durch Krieg oder Verfolgung aus dem Staat, dessen Staatsangehörigkeit sie besitzt, fliehen musste | KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin) |
Letter map: Refugee vs TO
Shared letters muted; letters that set Refugee and TO apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Grammar separator: Refugee vs TO
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Refugee is anoun and TOanabbrev. On the page they differ by 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Refugee is recorded at frequency rank #45,541, classified as anoun, 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 46130, this pair ranks #1,329,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Refugee vs TO
Shared letters: none. Private to "Refugee": efgru. Private to "TO": ot.
"Refugee" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "TO" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Refugee ← erfugee · reffugee · refguee · refuege · refuge · refuggee · reufgee · rfeugee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Refugee" and "TO" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Refugee" vs "TO" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Refugee" vs "TO" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Refugee" 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 #1,329,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Refugee" and "TO" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Refugee". 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 #1,329,604 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.