Which to use
“tine” and “Ton” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,303
- “tine” frequency rank
- #2,180
- “Ton” frequency rank
- 51483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tine | Ton |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feuer | feinkörniges Verwitterungsprodukt, Bodenart, Töpfermaterial, Baustoff/Werkstoff |
Letter map: tine vs Ton
Shared letters muted; letters that set tine and Ton apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - tine / Ton
tine and Ton are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tine is recorded at frequency rank #49,303, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Ton is at rank #2,180, tagged as anoun, pronounced [toːn].
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 51483, this pair ranks #1,133,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tine vs Ton
Shared letters: nt. Private to "tine": ei. Private to "Ton": o.
"tine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Ton" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tine ← itne · tien · tinne · tnie · ttine
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tine" and "Ton" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tine" vs "Ton" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "tine" and "Ton". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ton" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,133,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tine" and "Ton" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tine". 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 #1,133,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.