Which to use
“samples” is a noun and “TO” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,107
- “samples” frequency rank
- #589
- “TO” frequency rank
- 42696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | samples | TO |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs sample | KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin) |
Letter map: samples vs TO
Shared letters muted; letters that set samples and TO apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Grammar separator: samples vs TO
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: samples is anoun and TOanabbrev. On the page they differ by 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
samples is recorded at frequency rank #42,107, 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 42696, this pair ranks #1,441,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of samples vs TO
Shared letters: none. Private to "samples": aelmps. Private to "TO": ot.
"samples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "TO" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- samples ← asmples · samlpes · sammples · sampels · sampless · samplles · samplse · sampples
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "samples" and "TO" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "samples" or "TO"?
After this comparison
Pair "samples" vs "TO" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "samples" 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 #1,441,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "samples" and "TO" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs samples". 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 #1,441,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.