# Todes vs tools

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Todes
*noun · IPA [ˈtoːdəs] · frequency rank #5,432*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tod

### tools
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #12,399*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tool

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/todes-vs-tools