Which to use
“TO” is an abbrev and “tot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #589
- “TO” frequency rank
- #1,525
- “tot” frequency rank
- 2114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | TO | tot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin) | nicht (mehr) lebend |
Letter map: TO vs tot
Shared letters muted; letters that set TO and tot apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for TO / tot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: TO is anabbrev and totanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “TO” sits inside “tot”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
TO is recorded at frequency rank #589, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. tot is at rank #1,525, tagged as anadj, pronounced [toːt].
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 2114, this pair ranks #2,003,078 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of TO vs tot
Shared letters: ot. Private to "TO": -. Private to "tot": -.
"TO" · 2 letters · shape CV · "tot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "TO" for "tot" ever safe?
Which is more common, "TO" or "tot"?
What to do next
You've compared "TO" and "tot". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "TO" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,078 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "TO" and "tot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taut vs tot". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,003,078 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.